The sister-in-law of the commune's Party Secretary was "allocated" two plots for the construction of charity houses.

The case of the brother-in-law of the Party Secretary of Hau My Bac A commune (Cai Be, Tien Giang) receiving two grants for the construction of charity houses has caused public outrage.

The Party Committee Secretary's sister-in-law receives two charity housing units at the same time.

Following up on reports from local residents, reporters went to My Chanh 4 hamlet (Hau My Bac A commune, Cai Be district, Tien Giang province) to investigate the house of an official who simultaneously received two grants for the construction of a charity house. According to the report, the house of Mr. Ngo Tan Si – an official at the Hau My Bac A commune radio station (Mr. Si is the brother-in-law of Mr. Au Van Be Tam, Secretary of the Hau My Bac A commune Party Committee – is built quite well compared to the surrounding houses, with a corrugated iron roof, tiled floors, walls, and columns. Remarkably, this is a charity house, but it has no sign indicating it's a charity house provided to a poor household.

This is the charity house for the family of Mr. Si, an official of the People's Committee of Hau My Bac A commune.

Mr. Le Van Tho, whose dilapidated house is right next to Mr. Si's, said: "Recently, I was sick, so I sold my plot of land, 5.2 meters wide and over 30 meters long, to Mr. Si for 70 million dong. After that, Mr. Si built a brick house and became my neighbor. Every day, Mr. Si goes to work, and his wife sells bread at the market, so their house is always closed."

According to Mr. Tho, after the house was completed, his wife was invited to the inauguration ceremony twice, about 10 days apart. Meanwhile, his own house was quite dilapidated, with rotting wooden walls and damaged pillars, but he had long wished to receive assistance for repairs and the construction of a charity house, yet he was denied because he did not have a poverty certificate.

Mr. Si received two house handover decisions more than 10 days apart.

Investigations revealed that Mr. Si's family received two decisions granting them a charitable house simultaneously, more than 10 days apart. Specifically, on May 25, 2016, Mr. Le Minh Hung, Vice Chairman of the Tien Giang Provincial Labor Union, signed a decision to grant a "Trade Union Shelter" house to Trade Union member Ngo Tan Si, an employee of Hau My Bac A Radio Station, Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province. The house has an area of ​​76 m2 and is valued at 72 million VND. The funding came from the provincial "Trade Union Shelter Fund," which provided 25 million VND, with the remainder contributed by the family.

On June 9, 2016, Mr. Le Van Dung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hau My Bac A commune, signed another decision to hand over a charitable house to Mr. Si's family. The construction cost was 90 million VND, with 40 million VND sponsored by Vinh Long Provincial Radio and Television Station, and the remaining amount contributed by the family.

We know it's wrong, but the officials are suffering too much!

Mr. Le Van Dung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hau My Bac A commune, acknowledged that Mr. Si is an official of the commune's People's Committee and also the brother-in-law of the Party Secretary of Hau My Bac A commune, Mr. Au Van Be Tam.

Regarding the construction of this charity house, Mr. Dung said: "Previously, Mr. Si was classified as a poor household without land, so he had to build a temporary house right next to the hospital. Seeing his family's difficult circumstances, the People's Committee of the commune mobilized efforts to build a charity house, but Mr. Si did not have land."

Later, Mr. Si's sisters pooled their resources to buy a plot of land for him to build a house. Once the foundation was laid, the Provincial Labor Union sponsored the construction of a "Labor Union Shelter" with 25 million VND. Afterward, the Cai Be District Radio Station, seeing the family's plight, secured an additional 40 million VND from Vinh Long Television to continue building the house. The family also contributed a small amount to complete the construction.

Mr. Tho's house next door is quite dilapidated; he hopes to receive assistance for repairs or rebuilding, but he is not classified as a poor household.

Mr. Dung asserted that this action was against regulations, but he did it out of consideration for his staff member's hardship so that he could have a house. He also denied that Mr. Si received preferential treatment because he was the brother-in-law of the Party Secretary of the commune.

According to Mr. Si, the land for the house was purchased for 70 million VND, borrowed from his siblings. During construction, 65 million VND was provided by two sources of funding, and the family contributed additional funds to complete the house, bringing the total cost to 110 million VND.

In Hau My Bac A commune, there are still 194 poor households facing housing difficulties who are anxiously waiting for support to build charitable houses. Meanwhile, a commune official, who is the brother-in-law of the Party Secretary, was given preferential treatment and received two charitable house construction grants simultaneously, causing great resentment among local officials and residents.

According to Dan Tri