Former Deputy Director of Department of Education and Training received 9 years in prison

Defendant Lo Van Huynh (former Deputy Head of the Department of Examination and Education Quality Management, Department of Education and Training): 15 years and 6 months in prison for "Accepting bribes"; 5 years and 6 months in prison for "Abusing position and power while performing official duties". The total sentence is 21 years in prison.

Nguyen Thi Hong Nga (former examination specialist): 15 years in prison for "Accepting bribes"; 4 years and 6 months in prison for "Abusing position and power while performing official duties". The total sentence is 19 years and 6 months in prison.

Cam Thi Bun Son (former Deputy Head of the Department of Politics and Ideology of the Department of Education and Training): 6 years in prison for "Accepting bribes"; 4 years in prison for "Abusing position and power while performing official duties". Total sentence of 10 years in prison.

Dang Huu Thuy (former Vice Principal of To Hieu High School): 8 years in prison, Do Khac Hung (former Lieutenant Colonel, officer of the Internal Political Security Department, Son La Provincial Police): 3 years in prison, Nguyen Thanh Nhan (former Deputy Head of the Examination and Education Quality Management Department): 30 months in prison and Dinh Hai Son (former Major, former Deputy Head of the Education Team of the Internal Political Security Department, Son La Provincial Police): 2 years in prison suspended for the same crime of "Abusing position and power while performing official duties".

Nguyen Minh Khoa (former police officer of Son La province): 8 years in prison, Tran Van Dien (teacher): 9 years in prison, Hoang Thi Thanh (former officer of the Farmers' Association of Quynh Nhai district): 3 years suspended sentence, Lo Thi Truong (freelance): 30 months suspended sentence for the same crime of "Giving bribes".

According to the People's Court, in the process of performing assigned tasks, the Deputy Director of the Son La Department of Education and Training directed Nguyen Thi Hong Nga to violate her official duties and increase the scores of 13 candidates.

By not directing the sealing of the test papers immediately after the end of the exam, defendant Yen agreed and created conditions for other defendants to withdraw the multiple-choice test papers to take home to correct their scores.

Defendant Yen also directed the deletion of the score-correcting data on the computer after the inspection team of the Ministry of Education and Training came to work; directly erased traces of the crime by burning the CD sets containing backup test data in the cemetery.

Throughout the investigation and in court, the defendant did not admit to the crime. However, based on the investigation results and the consistency in the statements of the other defendants, it was determined that Tran Xuan Yen gave the list of 13 candidates to his subordinates to increase their scores, not to consider the scores as the defendant had stated.

Although defendant Yen did not directly participate in correcting and raising the test scores, based on his position and role, it is determined that defendant Yen played a key role in the entire case and must bear primary responsibility for processing the multiple-choice test.