Vietnam jails three Koreans, former provincial leader in Pullman Hanoi gambling case


Defendants in the illegal gambling case at Pullman Hanoi Hotel listening to the verdict on the final day of the trial on Nov 12, 2025. — VNA/VNS

HANOI: The Hanoi People’s Court on Wednesday (Nov 12) sentenced former vice chairman of the Phu Tho Provincial People’s Committee Ho Dai Dung to three years and six months in prison for his involvement in a large-scale gambling ring at the Pullman Hanoi Hotel.

The ruling followed 16 days of trial and deliberation involving 141 defendants.

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