Facing the law: Tham (second from right) and Son (second from left) standing in a Hanoi court on the final day of their trial. — AFP
Hanoi: A Vietnamese former banking executive was sentenced to death in a massive fraud case, while his co-accused got life in a blockbuster trial involving 51 bankers and businessmen.
The sentences were delivered at the end of a month-long trial as Vietnam’s communist leadership wages an anti-corruption sweep, targeting ex-officials, bankers and executives accused of graft and mismanagement.
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