Hanoi court upholds life sentence for ex-minister in scandalous MobiFone-AVG deal
Nguyen Bac Son, former communications minister, was previously sentenced to life in prison for receiving US$3 million in bribes
Nguyen Bac Son, former communications minister, was previously sentenced to life in prison for receiving US$3 million in bribes
The former minister avoided a death penalty thanks to several mitigating circumstances
Police on Monday indicted Nguyen Bac Son, Minster of Information and Communications for the 2011-16 tenure
He was disciplined for his role in the now-aborted deal where Mobifone tried to buy a 95 percent stake in AVG
Both are accused of 'violating regulations on the management and use of state capital'
He previously received warnings from the prime minister and Politburo
He was also relieved of his post as Secretary of the Party Committee of the communications ministry
They are both charged for violating regulations on public investment management, which resulted in serious consequences
The two officials were involved in the scandalous Mobifone-AVG contract that cost over US$391 million
The former telecom chairman was expelled for his role in a $392mn investment scandal, and the ex-bank chairman for multiple violations when leading the state lender