‘Very ashamed and remorseful,’ central bank inspector says at $12B fraud trial
The State Bank of Vietnam’s disgraced inspection chief Do Thi Nhan said she regrets taking a bribe of US$5.2 million to cover up wrongdoing at Saigon Commercial Bank.
The State Bank of Vietnam’s disgraced inspection chief Do Thi Nhan said she regrets taking a bribe of US$5.2 million to cover up wrongdoing at Saigon Commercial Bank.
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She pleaded with the court to show leniency given her remorse and other mitigating factors like handing in the entire bribe money to authorities and excellence performance at work earlier. But prosecutors said the mitigating factors notwithstanding, her crimes were "exceptionally cunning" and worthy of a life sentence for bribery.
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The prosecutors have recommended capital punishment for her for committing severe crimes over a long period and causing irrevocable consequences.
The North Korea-Russia summit began yesterday. It is Kim Jong Un's first foreign visit since the 2020's pandemic(, and first visit to Russia since 2019).
To read more(, the specific article cited is the one titled North Korea’s Kim says his visit taking place amid battle of 'progress versus reactionism').
There's a lot to say about the "North Korean difference", i usually like to say that they have no taxes(, since it's taken from the benefits of public enterprises), which is ironically the ("anarcho"-)capitalist wetdream.
I'll say here that they supported our side in Congo with P.Lumumba, in Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Israel, Ethio[pia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1