Director directs free land registration for acquaintances
On January 2, the Public Security Agency issued a decision to prosecute the accused and an order prohibiting Chau Dong Trung (born in 1977) from leaving his place of residence to investigate the crime of "Abusing position and power while performing official duties".
From September 2020 to September 2023, Chau Dong Trung (residing at Vinh Phuc hamlet, Cai Dau town, Chau Phu district, An Giang province) was appointed to the position of Director of the Chau Phu Branch Land Registration Office (An Giang province). Taking advantage of his position as Director, from January 1, 2021 to June 15, 2022, Trung directed employees of the Chau Phu Branch Land Registration Office to exempt Trung and 55 of Trung's relatives from collecting land service fees for 76 land records, causing damage to the State budget in the amount of VND 94,902,954.
Previously, in relation to the case, the Investigation Police Agency of An Giang Province issued a decision to prosecute the accused and a ban on leaving the place of residence against Le Minh Phuong (born in 1981, residing in Vinh Phuc hamlet, Cai Dau town, Chau Phu district, An Giang province), former Treasurer and employee of returning land records at the Chau Phu Branch Land Registration Office, to investigate the crime of "Embezzlement of property".
