Two investigators arrested in shocking wrongful conviction case

The Supreme People's Procuracy's investigation agency has decided to initiate criminal proceedings, prosecute the accused, and issue an order to temporarily detain two officials related to the Nguyen Thanh Chan case.

The two officials who have just been prosecuted and temporarily detained are Tran Nhat Luat and Dang The Vinh.

Both were prosecuted for "Intentionally falsifying case records" under Article 300 of the Penal Code.

The Supreme People's Procuracy announced the decision to temporarily release Mr. Chan - Photo: Minh Quang

It is known that before his arrest, Mr. Tran Nhat Luat held the position of Deputy Chief of Police of Viet Yen District (Bac Giang). Mr. Luat was the main investigator in charge of the case of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Chan.

Before being arrested, Mr. Dang The Vinh was the Head of Department 10, Bac Giang Provincial People's Procuracy; he was the main prosecutor in charge of the wrongful conviction case of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Chan.

It is known that in this case, in addition to Mr. Tran Nhat Luat, there are 6 other investigators participating.

They are Mr. Thai Xuan Dung (former Deputy Head of the Investigation Agency, Deputy Head of the Investigation Police Department of Bac Giang Province, currently holding the position of Chief Inspector of Bac Giang Provincial Police); Mr. Le Van Dung (former Deputy Head of the Investigation Police Department of Bac Giang Province, currently Head of the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Bac Giang Province); Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dung (currently Deputy Head of Luc Nam District Police, Bac Giang Province); Mr. Nguyen Trung Thanh (currently Deputy Head of the Party and Mass Affairs Department, Bac Giang Provincial Police) and an investigator named Tan (deceased) who directly participated in the investigation and commanded the investigation of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Chan's case.

According to Vietnamnet