Money for Pass, teacher ends up in prison

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Updated : Sat, April 16, 2011,8:59 AM (GMT+0700)

A college lecturer in Ho Chi Minh’s District 12 was sentenced to four-year imprisonment Friday following charges of suggesting and accepting bribes from his students.
The final verdict was given by courts of appeal after an earlier ruling that carried a sentence of three-year imprisonment was deemed too lenient by prosecutors.
Le Duc Cong, 30, has been teaching electrical engineering at the Ho Chi Minh Electrical Engineering College since 2006.
In July 2009, prior to a course final exam, of which he was one of the four test makers and graders, Cong suggested to the class president he would pass any student who gave him VND 2 million (US$ 96).
Seven of them agreed and after giving him the money were told to leave a special mark on their answer sheets so he could recognize them.
When the exam results were announced, only four of these bribing students got a passing grade. The remaining three, who failed, were given their money back by Cong.
The case came to light in August when the college discovered suspicious marks on students’ exam papers.
He was removed from his position before the case brought to the police.