HANOI: More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday (Dec 24) for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scandal that saw 54 peop

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Vietnam officials go on trial over COVID-19 flight bribes

More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scandal that saw 54 people jailed last year.

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Vietnam officials go on trial over bribes for seats on COVID-19 repatriation flights

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They allegedly gave or took bribes to help people get on repatriation flights in early 2020.

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Vietnam officials go on trial over Covid-19 flight bribes

HANOI, Dec 24 — More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the Covid-19 pandemic, a scandal that saw 54 people jailed last year. The case is part of a major anti-graft drive that has led to the resignation of a president and two deputy prime ministers in a country where political changes are usually carefully orchestrated. Last year, 54 officials and businesspe…

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After 54 people jailed, 17 more Vietnamese officials on trial over US$350,000 bribes linked to Covid repatriation flights

On December 24, TAND Hanoi opened the preliminary trial of the “rescue flight” case phase 2.

Ngày 24.12, TAND TP.Hà Nội mở phiên tòa xét xử sơ thẩm vụ án 'chuyến bay giải cứu' giai đoạn 2.

17 bị cáo hầu tòa trong vụ án 'chuyến bay giải cứu' giai đoạn 2

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Vietnam

17 defendants to stand trial in 'rescue flight' phase 2 case

HANOI (AFP) – More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the Covid-19 pandemic, a scandal that saw 54 people jailed last year. The case is part of a major anti-graft drive that has led to the resignation of a president and two […]

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By AFP  &nbspDecember 24, 2024 | 01:00 am PT	 
People stand before the Hanoi People’s Court, Dec. 24, 2024. Photo by Read/Danh Lam	   More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the Covid-19 pandemic, a scandal that saw 54 people jailed last year.	 
Last year, 54 officials and businesspeople were found guilty of receiving, offering or acting as the go-between fo…

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HANOI, Dec 24 — More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday for alleged corruption over rep......

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Listen to this news A court in Hanoi, Vietnam, has begun the trial of 17 officials related to a bribery network that emerged during charter flights in the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the second trial linked to this scandal, which had already resulted in the conviction of 54 people in 2023, including a former Foreign Minister. The charges focus on collecting bribes from Vietnamese citizens who were trying to return to their country during the seve…

🔊 Escucha esta noticia  Un tribunal de Hanói, en Vietnam, ha comenzado el juicio contra 17 funcionarios relacionados con una red de sobornos que surgió durante los vuelos fletados en la pandemia del Covid-19. Este es el segundo juicio vinculado a este escándalo, que ya había resultado en la condena de 54 personas en 2023, entre las que se encuentra un exviceministro de Exteriores. Las acusaciones se centran en el cobro de sobornos a ciudadanos …

Juicio en Vietnam contra funcionarios por red de sobornos durante la pandemia - Periódico La Patria

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Trial in Vietnam Against Officials by Bribery Network during the Pandemic - La Patria Newspaper

A court in Hanoi began on Tuesday the trial of 17 officials over a network to collect bribes from passengers on charter flights during the covid-19 pandemic in a case that splashed to the high levels of Vietnam. This is the second trial for the case of bribes on the covid-19 flights, following the trial that convicted in 2023 54 people, including the Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister, and the resignation of a president and two deputy prime mini…

Un tribunal de Hanói comenzó este martes el juicio contra 17 funcionarios por una red para cobrar sobornos a los pasajeros de los vuelos fletados durante la pandemia de la covid-19 en un caso que salpicó a las altas esferas de Vietnam. 
Se trata del segundo juicio por el caso de los sobornos en los vuelos de la covid-19, tras el proceso que condenó en 2023 a 54 personas, incluido el viceministro de Exteriores vietnamita, y la dimisión de un pres…

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