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Vietnam arrests ex-deputy head of economic hub in graft crackdown

Vietnam arrests ex-deputy head of economic hub in graft crackdown

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 10:56 GMT+7
Vietnam arrests ex-deputy head of economic hub in graft crackdown

HANOI - Vietnamese police arrested a former deputy chairman of Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s business hub, on Monday as the country steps up a crackdown on corruption.

Nguyen Huu Tin, 61, was accused of “violating regulations on state asset management and use, causing serious consequences”, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement.

Police also arrested Dao Anh Kiet, a former director of the city’s department of natural resources and environment, and Truong Van Ut, an official of the department, for alleged involvement in the case, the ministry said.

The three were arrested to serve an investigation in their alleged violations at a land plot on Thi Sach Street in District 1.

The arrest came as police widen their investigations into the wrongdoings related to a fugitive Vietnamese tycoon, Phan Van Anh Vu, the ministry said.

Vu, who fled to Singapore but was arrested in Vietnam earlier this year, was jailed for nine years in July for deliberate disclosure of state secrets.

Reuters - Tuoi Tre News

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