Vietnam jails former PetroVietnam officials
By Reuters
23 January 2018 |
6:06 am
A court in Vietnam sentences one former official from state oil and gas group PetroVietnam to life in prison and another to 13 years for embezzlement and violating state rules amid a widespread corruption crackdown.
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