Vietnamese court jailed the former head of Hanoi’s governing body eight years for abuse of power, this was his second conviction as part of a crackdown on graft by the ruling Communist Party.
State media on Monday reported that Nguyen Duc Chung, 54, was found guilty of charges stemming from the siphoning of 36 billion dong ($1.57 million) from a public investment project, which he used to help a company owned by his family.
Chung was earlier year sentenced to five years in prison for misappropriating secret state documents and misusing assets, which caused more than $40 million of losses to the state budget.
His lawyer declined to comment on news of Monday’s verdict.
The once high-flying Chung, a former Hanoi police chief, became chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee in late 2015.
During his tenure, Hanoi successfully won the rights to host a Formula 1 race, which was later cancelled due to the pandemic.
His arrest last year came as the ruling party stepped up its fight against corruption.
