Former Deputy Head of Hanoi Health Department Sentenced to 8 Years for Bribery
Hanoi City People's Court sentenced 16 defendants, including a former deputy head of the Hanoi Department of Health, in a bribery case related to the licensing of private medical and pharmaceutical practices. The former deputy head received an 8-year prison sentence for accepting over 1.3 billion VND (approximately $55,000 USD) in bribes. The case highlights corruption in public licensing procedures.
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