The Hanoi People’s Court opened the first-instance trial on September 8 for former Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Office Pham Thai Ha and 28 co-defendants involved in a major corruption case connected to the Thuan An Group.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on July 7 urged relevant agencies to accelerate the investigation, prosecution, and trial of serious, complex corruption and misconduct cases that have drawn public attention, ensuring thorough and lawful resolution.

Prosecutors on June 27 proposed a 30-year prison term for Chairman and CEO of Phuc Son Group JSC Nguyen Van Hau at the high-profile trial of 41 defendants involved in the corruption case related to the firm.

At the first-instance trial for individuals involved in the high-profile corruption case at Phuc Son Group JSC on June 24, Nguyen Van Hau, the firm’s chairman, admitted to unlawfully gaining VND1.16 trillion (US$44.37 million), and confirmed his willingness to use all of his personal assets to fix the consequences.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on June 24 opened the first-instance trial of Hoang Thi Thuy Lan, former Secretary of the Party Committee of Vinh Phuc province, along with 40 other defendants involved in the high-profile corruption case at Phuc Son Group JSC.

The People’s Court of the northern province of Thai Binh on January 13 handed down verdicts to former National Assembly deputies Luu Binh Nhuong and Le Thanh Van as well as their associates for extorting property and abusing positions and power to influence others for personal gain.

The number of cases handled by People’s Courts at all levels so far this year has risen 7.73% over the same period in 2023, while the number of cases solved has increased 8.4%, reported Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Le Minh Tri at the National Assembly (NA)’s eighth session on November 26.

The military court of the capital city of Hanoi on December 27 opened the first-instance trial for seven defendants related to the COVID-19 test kit case at Viet A Company and the Vietnam Military Medical University (VMMU). Among the defendants, there are four former military officers from the VMMU.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of the standing board of the Central Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena on November 22, during which he stressed the need to find solutions to the slow settlement of corruption cases.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has shown his strong resolve to deliberately handle notorious corruption cases that have captured great public attention in recent times in order to uproot corruption.