Former intelligence deputy chief jailed for taking bribes

Nguyen Duy Linh, former deputy head of the General Department of Intelligence under the Ministry of Public Security, stands before the Hanoi People's Court, November 5, 2021. Photo by Vietnam News Agency

A former intelligence deputy chief was sentenced to 14 years in jail Saturday for receiving bribes worth VND5 billion ($220,865).

Nguyen Duy Linh, 50, former deputy head of the General Department of Intelligence under the Ministry of Public Security received the jail term for "taking bribes," Hanoi People's Court ruled in his absence.

Linh's subordinate Phan Van Anh Vu, 46, was sentenced to seven years and six months for "giving bribes."

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