A total of 264 heads and deputy heads of agencies were disciplined for failing to prevent corruption, while 73 individuals were criminally prosecuted for their negligence that allowed corrupt acts to occur, in the last five years, heard an online conference on December 24.

The appeal court for the first phase of the case involving property developer Van Thinh Phat Group and Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB) kept the death sentence for Truong My Lan, former Chairwoman of the group, unchanged on December 3.

The Investigation Police Department for Corruption, Smuggling and Economic Crimes (C03) under the Ministry of Public Security has recommended prosecuting convicted property tycoon Truong My Lan and 33 others for fraudulent appropriation of assets, money laundering and illegal cross-border currency trafficking, the ministry released on June 5.

The Ministry of Public Security on December 19 held a press conference to brief the media on its works this year, including information on a series of major cases in the public eye.