Arrest of subject who took advantage of position and power to influence others to gain profit of more than 5 billion VND
(Baonghean.vn) - The arrested subject is Nguyen Kim Tien (residing in Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town), currently Director of Kim Tien Trade and Service Joint Stock Company and Director of Kim Tien Dai Phat Agricultural Cooperative.
Under the direction of the leaders of Nghe An Provincial Police, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police and Thai Hoa Town Police co-chaired and coordinated with relevant departments and units,successfully broke the case, arrested Nguyen Kim Tien (born 1965), residing in Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town, "Taking advantage of position and power to influence others for personal gain" of more than 5 billion VND.
According to the initial investigation, recently, it was discovered that drivers carrying rocks, glue, construction materials... often committed administrative violations in the field of road traffic. Nguyen Kim Tien introduced himself as a reporter, journalist, with many relationships, able to influence and intervene to ask the authorities to forgive the violations of the drivers. Tien created for himself the cover of a director of a transport enterprise, a service cooperative and created some tricks to polish his name to facilitate his operations. To be "protected", Tien required each vehicle owner to pay a monthly fee of 10 million VND/vehicle.
The behavior of Nguyen Kim Tien affected the performance of the duties of the functional forces and caused outrage among the masses. Faced with the above situation, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police reported to the Provincial Police leadership to establish a special investigation.
On January 6, 2024, the authorities arrested Nguyen Kim Tien for "Taking advantage of position and power to influence others for personal gain".
Conducting an emergency search of the suspect's house and farm, the authorities seized: 07 reporter introduction letters from magazines, 01 collaborator card, 01 journalism certificate in the name of Nguyen Kim Tien, 02 mobile phones, 01 laptop, 01 camera and many other related documents and evidence.
According to the investigation team, over the past time, more than 70 vehicle owners have paid monthly fees to Nguyen Kim Tien. Initial determinations show that the total amount of money that Nguyen Kim Tien has profited from is more than 5 billion VND.
Currently, the Investigation Police Agency is detaining Nguyen Kim Tien to serve the investigation process and expand the case.
