CẦN THƠ – Police of the Mekong Delta City of Cần Thơ have decided to prosecute an official from the city’s transport department for allegedly accepting bribes. Dương Minh Tâm, 36, former Deputy Chief Inspector of the city’s Transport Department, was placed in temporary detention during the ongoing investigation. He was arrested as part of a ring of inspectors who are believed to have received protection money from businesses. In late July, the city’s police decided to prosecute and detain some inspectors from the department, accusing them of receiving bribes. According to the initial investigation by the police, these inspectors took bribes worth nearly VNĐ3.5 billion (US$157,000).

Source: Viet Nam News September 16, 2016 09:00 UTC