HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — State media say Vietnamese police have arrested a senior executive of the beleaguered state–owned shipbuilding company as authorities widen their investigation into one of the country’s biggest economic scandals.
Thanh Nien newspaper says Trinh Thi Hau, 47, former general manager of an affiliate of Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, better known as Vinashin, was taken into police custody Tuesday after her house and office were searched.
Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Thursday that Hau and Ho Ngoc Tung, Vinashin’s chief finance officer, were accused of “contravening state regulations causing serious consequences.”
Police also have launched an investigation into Tung, who is in Australia undergoing medical treatment, the newspaper said.