Hanoi, Nov. 13 -- The Hanoi People's Court on November 13 sentenced former Vice Chairman of the Thanh Hoa provincial People's Committee Le Duc Giang to three years in prison for violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness, in a case involving illegal sand mining and related offences.

After two days of hearings and deliberation, the court also handed down sentences to 10 other defendants in the case, which involved Thien An Phat Mineral Joint Stock Company and related units. The charges included violations of regulations on State asset management and use, natural resource extraction, accounting, as well as tax evasion.

Former Deputy Director of the Thanh Hoa Department of Agriculture a...