Ex-politburo member faces second graft trial Vietnam
Politburo member Dinh La Thang faces up to 20 years in jail, and is accused along with five others in the trial expected to last 10 days (AFP Photo/-)/ A former politburo member went on trial in Vietnam Monday in his second corruption case this year, as the communist state continues its public crackdown on powerful figures in politics and business accused of graft. Dinh La Thang, who was also the former head of state-run oil giant PetroVietnam (PVN), is already serving a 13-year jail term for a previous conviction for corruption. The new ...
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