Vietnam arrests minister, mayor over Covid scandalPolice officers, wearing protective masks, stand guard in front of a communist logo at the National Convention Center, the venue for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam during the Covid-19 outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Jan 28, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)Vietnam's police have arrested the health minister and Hanoi mayor following accusations they were involved in a US$170 million coronavirus test-kit scandal, the public security ministry said Tuesday. The Public Security Ministry issued an arrest warrant late Tuesday for health minister Ngoc Anh over accusations of "violating regulations on management and use of State assets, causing loss and waste" during his term as minister of science and technology, according to a statement on the public security ministry website. A warrant has also been issued for Hanoi mayor Nguyen Thanh Long for "abusing positions and powers while performing official duties". "After being approved by the Supreme People's Procuracy, the Ministry of Public Security has implemented the decisions and orders in accordance with law," the statement on the website added.

Source: Bangkok Post June 07, 2022 20:29 UTC