A court gave lengthy sentences to high-ranking officials and business people facing bribery and corruption charges over repatriation flights during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The more than two-week trial in Hanoi was part of a major anti-graft drive that led to former president Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s sudden resignation earlier this year – an unprecedented move in a country where political changes are normally carefully orchestrated.
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