HCMC falls way short of bribes seizure target

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Huynh Tan Dat (L), former secretary of the HCMC's Supreme People Court, stands trial in HCMC in November, 2021 for taking over VND930 million ($40,200) of bribes to clear records for defendants. Photo by Vnexpress/Xuan Thanh

 

In the first quarter HCMC only managed to appropriate 16 percent of bribe money of VND8.1 trillion ($350.45 million) corrupt officials were found guilty of taking.

 

In a report it sent to the Government Inspectorate on Wednesday, the city administration said it had appropriated VND1.3 trillion ($56.2 million).

 

During the three months the city prosecuted 22 people in 12 bribery cases involving nearly VND6 trillion, it said.

 

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