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Vietnam labor export bribery trial sentencing

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The Hanoi People's Court ~~is proceeding with~~ has concluded the sentencing of for 28 defendants in a major bribery and corruption case involving former ~~Deputy Minister~~ officials from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social ~~Affairs,~~ Affairs and various labor export enterprises. Former Deputy Minister Nguyễn Bá Hoan ~~and 27 accomplices in a major bribery and accounting violation case. The prosecution alleges the corruption~~ was linked to irregularities in the program for sending workers to South Korea’s shipbuilding industry under the E7 visa category. Prosecutors noted that officials observed difficulties faced by businesses but failed sentenced to ~~resolve them, instead engaging in corrupt practices. Nguyễn Bá Hoan faces a proposed sentence of~~ 12 ~~to 13~~ years in prison for ~~receiving~~ accepting 16.3 billion VND in bribes. The court ordered the return of over 4.9 billion VND to Hoan due to excess remedial payments. Tống Hải Nam, the former Director of the Department of Overseas Labour Management, ~~faces~~ received a ~~proposed 15 to 16 years~~ 14-year prison sentence for ~~his role in directing criminal activities after~~ receiving ~~over 7~~ 14.3 billion ~~VND.~~ VND in bribes. Other ~~proposed~~ sentences ~~include 5 to 6 years for lawyer Nguyễn Lâm Sơn for mediating bribery. The remaining 26 defendants face proposed sentences~~ included seven former ministry officials receiving terms ranging from ~~24-month~~ suspended sentences to 8 seven years in ~~prison for offenses including bribery mediation~~ prison, and ~~serious violations~~ Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, Director of Thành Đô Law Firm, receiving six years for mediating bribery. Corporate leaders and employees involved in accounting ~~regulations.~~ violations received sentences between 18 months (suspended) and five years. The ~~Procuracy has requested the confiscation of over 30 billion VND in bribe money~~ court determined that between 2020 and ~~nearly 6 billion VND~~ 2025, officials manipulated licensing processes for overseas labor, specifically targeting shipbuilding programs in ~~mediation fees~~ South Korea. Rather than paying the official 5 million VND fee, businesses were forced to ~~be returned~~ pay up to 400 million VND per application to bypass intentional procedural hurdles and delays. The court noted these actions damaged the reputation of state ~~budget.~~ agencies, caused budget losses, and infringed upon the rights of workers.

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