{"id":4731,"date":"2023-10-16T03:15:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T03:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riskinasia.com\/?p=4731"},"modified":"2023-11-03T12:30:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T12:30:07","slug":"the-covid-repatriation-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.riskinasia.com\/the-covid-repatriation-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"The COVID Repatriation Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In a momentous turn of events on August 15, 2023, Vietnam fully reopened its doors to the world, having declared COVID-19 a “manageable disease.” But the lingering question that international observers couldn’t help but ask was, “What took Vietnam so long?” The answer lies in the complex web of corruption that had engulfed the nation during the chartered flights COVID repatriation case, resulting in extended delays and dire consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In summary, the case is about a US$100Mio extortionate onboarding fees, shared by 8 ministry officials and related, 2000 flights over 2 years to investigate, causing the freeze and incarceration of immigration police, Vietnam airlines, tourism and of course the Ministry of Foreign affairs diplomat employees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n