Dismissal of Deputy Chief Justice and Prosecutor of Hello Coffee Shop Case

The Supreme People's Procuracy has issued a decision to handle responsibility for violations that occurred at the People's Procuracy of Binh Chanh District (HCMC) in the Xin Chao Coffee Shop case.

A source from the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy said that the Supreme People's Procuracy has just issued a decision to remove Mr. Le Thanh Tong from the position of Deputy Chief Prosecutor of District 6 People's Procuracy (former Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Binh Chanh District People's Procuracy) and remove Mr. Huynh Van Son from the position of judicial prosecutor.

Previously, while working at the People's Procuracy of Binh Chanh district, Mr. Le Thanh Tong signed an indictment to prosecute Mr. Nguyen Van Tan (50 years old, owner of Xin Chao coffee shop) for illegal business.

Mr. Nguyen Van Tan, owner of Xin Chao coffee shop

Mr. Tong approved the decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused and issue an indictment to prosecute Mr. Tan based on the serious wrong decisions of Colonel Nguyen Van Quy, Chief of Binh Chanh District Police, when signing the decision to prosecute and conclude the investigation to propose prosecuting Mr. Tan.

After the press got involved, the People's Procuracy of Binh Chanh district decided to suspend the case and apologize to Mr. Tan.

In addition, Colonel Nguyen Van Quy also signed a decision to prosecute Mr. Nguyen Van Bi (the owner of the land plot rented to Mr. Tan to open Xin Chao coffee shop) for the crime of "Violating regulations on housing management" under Article 270 of the Penal Code.

The investigation conclusion of Binh Chanh District Police stated: “The behavior of the defendant Bi is dangerous to society, violates the security and order situation of urban management, disrupts the general master plan in the locality, and negatively affects the security and order situation in the locality. Therefore, it is necessary to bring him to trial before the law to deter and educate the general public.”

Colonel Nguyen Van Quy has also been temporarily suspended from work and is being disciplined for serious violations he caused.

According to NLDO