Former Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Tin was arrested
Regarding Vu Nhom's golden land plot, Mr. Tin and the former director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City are in trouble with the law.
On November 19, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency (C01) changed its preventive measures and temporarily detained Mr. Nguyen Huu Tin (61 years old, former Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City) for the act ofViolations of regulations on management and use of state assets causing loss and wasteaccording to Article 219 of the 2015 Penal Code.
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Mr. Tin and Mr. Kiet from left to right were arrested by the investigation agency. |
This move by the authorities is part of the investigation into the cases.Violations of regulations on management and use of state assets causing loss and wasteandViolations of land management regulationsrelated to Phan Van Anh Vu (aka Vu Nhom) occurred in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Complex project at 15 Thi Sach Street. Photo:Thanh Nguyen. |
What wrongdoings did Mr. Nguyen Huu Tin commit?
At the time he was the Vice Chairman in charge of urban areas of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, in June 2015, Mr. Tin was said to have signed a decision to hand over public land at 15 Thi Sach (Ben Nghe Ward, District 1) to Bac Nam 79 Company, with Vu Nhom as director. This included a requirement that the company not convert, transfer, lease, mortgage, or contribute capital using land use rights.
Half a year later, the city issued a document recognizing Bac Nam 79 Company as the investor of the Commercial - Service - Apartment Complex project at the above address and instructed the company to contact relevant departments and branches to carry out procedures to implement the project.
In May 2016, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee allowed the investor to build an 18-storey building for commercial purposes, services, hotels, offices, apartments... After that, the City People's Committee decided to allow Bac Nam 79 Company to change the land use purpose at the above address, completing the process of land allocation to this company.
This decision of Ho Chi Minh City is not in accordance with the Prime Minister's regulation No. 09/2007 on rearranging and handling State-owned real estate. The land was sold by appointment without bidding. Mr. Tin signed the decision to allocate the land based on the request of the Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment at that time, Dao Anh Kiet.
In addition to the case involving Vu Nhom, Mr. Tin and Mr. Kiet were also prosecuted in another case related to the leasing of a 6,000 m2 prime land plot at 2-4-6 Hai Ba Trung (District 1) without auction.
