Former information minister Nguyen Bac Son was accused of receiving $3m in bribes to help a deal with a mobile company.
![The Hanoi court sentenced Nguyen Bac Son to life in prison in a case that also saw another minister and a dozen executives receive lengthy prison terms [Nguyen Van Diep/VNA via AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2019/12/28/79a06003aac948899dfd71b8d23ed131_18.jpg "Vietnam court sentences ex-minister to life in prison for fraud")
The Hanoi court sentenced Nguyen Bac Son to life in prison in a case that also saw another minister and a dozen executives receive lengthy prison terms [Nguyen Van Diep/VNA via AP]
A court in Vietnam on Saturday sentenced a former information minister to life in prison after finding him guilty of taking $3m in bribes in connection with a controversial deal at state telecoms firm MobiFone.
Đọt Chuối Non 