Former intelligence officer gets 14-year imprisonment for taking bribes
The Hanoi People’s Court on November 6 sentenced Nguyen Duy Linh, former deputy head of the Ministry of Public Security's General Department of Intelligence, to 14 years in prison for taking bribes.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Court on November 6 sentenced NguyenDuy Linh, former deputy head of the Ministry of Public Security's GeneralDepartment of Intelligence, to 14 years in prison for taking bribes.
Linh, absent at the court for health reasons, was accused of receiving 5 billion VND (220,000 USD) from former Chairman of the Bac Nam 79Construction JSC Phan Van Anh Vu.
According to the indictment, in mid-2017, Vu was underinvestigation for violations in a case of intentionally leaking State secrets,along with other illegal acts related to the purchase, sale and transfer ofpublic houses and land in the central city of Da Nang and other localities.
Vu tried to contact with Linh through Hoa for help andinformation related to the cases. Later, Vu fled to Singapore after beinginformed by Linh that he could be detained and prosecuted.
Investigators found that Linh received a bribe worth 5billion VND through Hoa from Vu
As a result, Vu was imprisoned 7 years and 6 months for theoffense of bribes, bringing his total punishment being served to 30 years inprison. Meanwhile, Hoa received a prison term of 2 years 7 months 25 days,However, Hoa had finished serving his prison sentence as his jail term beganfrom March 12, 2019. So the court announced his release at the trial.
In addition, the jury also ordered Linh to pay 5 billion VND to the state fund. The jury noted that Linh had paid that amount on November 5.
The jury assessed that the acts of the defendants wereparticularly serious, cause bad public opinion in society, and need to beseverely punished to warn and deter, especially for corruption-relatedcriminals./.
The Investigation Police Agency at the Ministry of Public Security has officially launched legal proceedings into a case of “giving bribes” and “brokering bribery” in Hanoi and against Phan Van Anh Vu, a former real estate mogul, for “giving bribes”, under Article 364 of the 2015 Penal Code.
The Ministry of Public Security has issued a decision to prosecute and arrest Nguyen Duy Linh, former deputy head of the ministry's General Department of Intelligence, for his involvement in the bribery of Phan Van Anh Vu.
The Supreme People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment in a bribery case involving Phan Van Anh Vu and former deputy head of the Ministry of Public Security's General Department of Intelligence Nguyen Duy Linh.
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At the court (Photo: VNA) 
