The defendants were convicted of "violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness," "embezzlement through fraud," and "taking bribes" in connection with the second campuses of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi.
Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien was sentenced to six years in prison for "violating regulations on the management and use of state assets, causing losses and wastefulness" under Article 219 of the Penal Code.
Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien (front row, L), and other defendants stand trial in Hanoi, May 27, 2026. Photo by VnExpress/Danh Lam
Six other defendants received prison terms on the same charge, including former Deputy Director of the Health Construction Project Management Board Tran Van Sinh, who was sentenced to seven years in jail; former Director of SHT Investment Consultancy and Construction JSC Dao Xuan Sinh, three years and six months; former Deputy Director of the Ministry of Health's Department of Medical Equipment and Health Facilities Nguyen Doan Tu, former Deputy Director of the Major Health Projects Management Board Nguyen Kim Trung, former Vice Director of the Construction Economics Institute under the Ministry of Construction Le Van Cu, and incumbent Vice Director of the Construction Economics Institute Hoang Xuan Hiep, each receiving three-year prison terms.
