Police say they aim to press charges against a senior police officer who was in charge of investigating the PMU18 foreign aid scandal that shook the country two years ago. The new charges follow one day after two veteran reporters were arrested for coverage of PMU18 corruption case.
Tag - Nguyen Viet Chien
jeudi 15 mai 2008
Former police investigator of foreign aid scandal could face charges
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 15 mai 2008, 07:21 - News in english
mercredi 14 mai 2008
Vietnam media decry reporters' arrests
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mercredi 14 mai 2008, 16:46 - News in english
HANOI — The arrests of two Vietnamese reporters for their coverage of a bribery, gambling and corruption scandal have led to a highly unusual confrontation between Vietnam's Communist government and the country's state-controlled newspapers. "Honest journalists must be freed," blared a bold headline in Wednesday's Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper, where one of the reporters worked until he was jailed Monday.
