A military court in Vietnam on sentenced a former coast guard commander to 16 years in prison, after finding him guilty of embezzlement in siphoning off US$2mil (RM9.33mil) from military procurement deals, state media reported.
Nguyen Van Son, 59, was convicted of masterminding the theft of 50 billion dong (RM9.89mil) while head of the coast guard on Thursday, in what the judge described as a “particularly serious case” that hurt the image of the defence services, Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported.
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