Phu Tho Deputy Chairman Dismissed Over Corruption Allegations in Medical Equipment Scandal
Nguyen Huy Ngoc, Deputy Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee in Vietnam, has been dismissed following his arrest and prosecution for bribery charges related to a medical equipment procurement scandal. He has also been expelled from the Communist Party.
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