The number of defendants in those cases may increase in the coming time, Xo said.

He said so far 102 defendants have been prosecuted in connection with the COVID-19 test kit overcharging scandal at Viet A Technologies JSC, with a total 1.67 trillion VND (72.6 million USD) confiscated, frozen or voluntarily returned by the defendants.

Meanwhile, 39 defendants have been prosecuted for their involvement in the bribery case in connection with flights bringing overseas Vietnamese home during the COVID-19 outbreaks./. VNA