A principal was arrested for cutting funding from ethnic boarding students.

On October 23, the Investigation Police Agency of Lao Cai Provincial Police initiated a criminal case, prosecuted and arrested the defendant for temporary detention for the crime of ""Abusing position and power while performing official duties"occurred at Hoang Thu Pho 1 School, Hoang Thu Pho Commune, Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province.

Specifically, the Economic Police Department, Lao Cai Provincial Police in coordination with Bac Ha District Police issued a Decision to initiate a criminal case, prosecute the accused and execute an Arrest Warrant to temporarily detain Tran Ngoc Ha (born in 1977; former Principal of Hoang Thu Pho 1 Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities) to investigate the crime of "Taking advantage of position and power while performing official duties" as prescribed in Point b, Clause 2, Article 356 of the Penal Code 2015, amended and supplemented in 2017. The above decisions and orders were approved by the People's Procuracy of Lao Cai Province before implementation.

Through collected documents, it was initially determined that from 2022 to 2023, Tran Ngoc Ha directed the withdrawal of policy funding to support students in the amount of VND 765,264,000 (according to Decree 116/2016/ND-CP, dated July 18, 2016 of the Government).

The Investigation Police Agency of Lao Cai Province Police determined that of the total amount mentioned above, Tran Ngoc Ha had wrongly spent and appropriated 52,538,200 VND.

The Investigation Police Agency, Lao Cai Provincial Police, has searched the residence of suspect Tran Ngoc Ha in Tai Chai commune, Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province.

The Investigation Police Agency of Lao Cai Provincial Police continues to coordinate with the People's Procuracy of Lao Cai Province to investigate and expand the case for handling in accordance with the provisions of law.