Former Health Minister Sentenced to 6 Years for State Asset Misappropriation
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Former Health Minister Sentenced to 6 Years for State Asset Misappropriation

Former Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has been sentenced to six years in prison by the Hanoi People's Court for violations of regulations on the management and use of state assets. This is part of a corruption case related to Project No. 2 for Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Hospital.

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  • Former Health Minister Sentenced to 6 Years for Misappropriating Public Assets

    Former Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has been sentenced to six years in prison for violating regulations on the management and use of state assets. She was found complicit in the loss of over 803 billion VND (approximately $31.5 million USD) in two major hospital projects and ordered to pay 108 billion VND in restitution.