Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung periodically receives citizens in July 2022

Overview of the regular citizen reception session in July 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Trung. Photo: Pham Bang

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received Ms. Bui Thi Minh Ha, residing in Mau Don hamlet, Hung Loc commune (Vinh city). Ms. Ha requested the Vinh City People's Committee to complete the procedure to issue and change the Certificate of land use rights in Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district (now in block 1, Vinh Tan ward, Vinh city) for her family.

According to the case file, in 2005, Ms. Mai Thi Loan was granted a Certificate of land use rights for plot No. 86, sheet 02, area 200 m2 by the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district.²at hamlet 1, Hung Thinh commune (Hung Nguyen); the Land Use Rights Certificate does not have a land plot diagram.

Citizen Bui Thi Minh Ha, resident of Mau Don hamlet, Hung Loc commune (Vinh city) presented a petition. Photo: Pham Bang

By 2007, Ms. Loan had transferred the entire plot of land to Mr. Nguyen Anh Son and Ms. Bui Thi Minh Ha. Ms. Ha's family was then granted a Certificate of Land Use Rights for this plot of land by the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen District. Since then, Ms. Ha's family has left the land vacant and has not paid the annual land tax.

In 2011, the People's Court of Hung Nguyen district brought to trial a criminal case related to the issuance of Land Use Right Certificates in Hung Thinh commune, including a land plot related to Ms. Mai Thi Loan and Ms. Bui Thi Minh Ha.

The verdict of the People's Court of Hung Nguyen district affirmed that Ms. Loan had falsely declared the documents, the People's Committee of Hung Thinh commune had intentionally confirmed the incorrect origin and time of land use, leading to the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district granting a Land Use Right Certificate to Ms. Loan in violation of the law, and not paying land use fees to the State budget.

Mr. Hoang Quoc Viet - Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment expressed his opinion at the public reception session. Photo: Pham Bang

From that, it is affirmed that the issuance of the Land Use Rights Certificate by the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen District to Mr. Nguyen Anh Son and Ms. Bui Thi Minh Ha is a property certificate on a land use rights transfer transaction without actual land; The Land Use Rights Certificate to carry out the transaction was issued in violation of regulations. In relation to the incident, two officials of the hamlet and Hung Thinh commune were sentenced to suspended imprisonment by the People's Court of Hung Nguyen District.

Regarding this content, after being directed by the Provincial People's Committee, in April 2021 and November 2021, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment issued two official dispatches stating its opinion that Ms. Bui Thi Minh Ha's request to reissue the Certificate of Land Use Rights was unfounded. At the meeting with the people, based on the analysis of the case, Mr. Le Sy Chien - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee said that in this case, in addition to the responsibility of citizens, there is also a part of the responsibility of the State agency.

Mr. Le Sy Chien - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee proposed a solution to the incident. Photo: Pham Bang

Based on the records and reports of Hung Nguyen district, Vinh city and the opinions of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung assessed that the Certificate of Land Use Rights that the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district granted to Ms. Mai Thi Loan and Ms. Bui Thi Minh Ha's family was not in accordance with the law, in fact there was no land. Because in 2004, the above land plot was granted a Certificate of Land Use Rights by the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuan in accordance with the regulations.

Sharing the citizens’ concerns, the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee said that the case had already been sentenced by the People’s Court of Hung Nguyen District. Therefore, to ensure their legitimate rights, citizens have the right to sue individuals and organizations in court to be resolved in accordance with the law.

Next, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also received Mr. Le Van Thu, residing in Block 23, Hung Binh Ward (Vinh City). Mr. Thu proposed to grant Land Use Right Certificates to 20 households living in the Collective Housing Area of ​​Nghe An Book and School Equipment Company.

Citizen Le Van Thu, resident of block 23, Hung Binh ward (Vinh city) presents a petition. Photo: Pham Bang

Clarifying the content of the incident, a representative of Nghe An Book and School Equipment Company said that in 1983, after its establishment, the company built 22 collective houses for the company's officers and employees to take turns living in. The company pays land tax to the State annually and the company does not collect any fees from the households. Currently, there are 8 households of employees who have worked and are working at the company living in these houses, the rest are empty.

The leader of Nghe An Pedagogical College said that in 1994, the school signed a contract with Nghe An Book and School Equipment Company to receive more than 5,000 m²company's land to expand the school campus. In return, the school will have to pay the company 350 million VND and accept 9 workers from the company to work.

Representative of Nghe An Book and School Equipment Company reported the incident. Photo: Pham Bang

Representative of Nghe An Pedagogical College reported the incident. Photo: Pham Bang

"Currently, Nghe An Pedagogical College has fully implemented the contents of the contract, but Nghe An Books and School Equipment Company has not yet handed over the land to the school. The school's viewpoint is to request the company to comply with the commitments in the contract," said the Vice Principal of Nghe An Pedagogical College.

Discussing the process of handling the case, Mr. Le Sy Chien - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee said that the request to establish a plan and grant a Certificate of Land Use Rights of the households is unfounded. Because this land has not been planned for residential land, is under the management of the State, and is currently in dispute between Nghe An School Equipment and Books Company and Nghe An Pedagogical College.

"To have a solution to the citizen's petition, we must resolve the land dispute between Nghe An Book and School Equipment Company and Nghe An Pedagogical College," said Mr. Chien.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded. Photo: Pham Bang

Concluding the citizen reception session, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung assigned the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to preside over and coordinate with the Departments of Education and Training, Justice, Finance, Provincial Inspectorate and Vinh City People's Committee to inspect, review and resolve the land dispute between Nghe An School Equipment and Books Company and Nghe An Pedagogical College. At the same time, propose and advise the Provincial People's Committee on a plan to handle the petitions of 20 households living on this land.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Nghe An School Equipment and Books Company and Nghe An Pedagogical College to actively coordinate and cooperate with departments, branches and localities to handle the case; pay attention to the legitimate and legal interests and rights of households. Vinh City is interested in considering allowing households to temporarily repair their houses to ensure the safety of life and property. Departments, branches and units must report to the Provincial People's Committee and notify citizens before August 15, 2022.