PetroVietnam ex-official sentenced to life imprisonment for second time
Trinh Xuan Thanh has been given two life sentences for his violations in two different cases
Trinh Xuan Thanh has been given two life sentences for his violations in two different cases
Trinh Xuan Thanh has already been sentenced to life in prison for property fraud while at PetroVietnam Construction Corporation
Dinh La Thang was sentenced to 13 years in prison for deliberately violating state regulations
Dinh La Thang and 21 other defendants are accused
Dinh La Thang could be imprisoned 10 to 20 years for deliberately violating state regulations
Legal proceedings have also been launched against three other PetroVietnam officials
The confession squashed allegations that he was kidnapped in Berlin and forcibly taken to Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities are still investigating the case after Trinh Xuan Thanh turned himself in on Monday
Trinh Xuan Thanh has been evading an international arrest warrant since September 2016