Truong Hoan Lac, former director of Quang Nam Maritime Port Authority, has been sentenced for falsifying hundreds of business trips and 530 boat operating hours to embezzle state funds.
Nguyen Ngoc Hoang and Bui Ngoc Duc, two department heads at Tay Nguyen Regional General Hospital, are accused of falsely reporting 255 lithotripsy procedures.
Rejecting the argument that "a person without power cannot abuse power", the court ruled that a village head, as an elected official, is subject to penalties for misconduct, even if they did not personally profit.
Le Anh Xuan, former party secretary of Thanh Hoa city and current party secretary of Hac Thanh ward, along with 7 others, has been prosecuted for alleged abuse of power.
