The county chief counterattacked his subordinates.

(Baonghean) -I have absolutely nothing to do with the above mentioned timber case. I have full confidence in the investigation agency. That will be clear one day or two... And Mr. Thang said that to me, he is accusing me wrongly..." - Mr. Trinh Thanh Long - Deputy Director, and Head of the DepartmentHForest rangers of Pu Huong Nature Reserve confirmed.

As reportedSatisfiedPreviously, in the Report sent to the Management Board of Pu Huong Nature Reserve, Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Dao Cong Thang presented the incident of escorting a truck carrying wood under the order of Mr. Trinh Thanh Long - Deputy Director, concurrently Head of the Department.HForest rangers of Pu Huong National Reserve.

In the report, Dao Cong Thang stated: “At about 9:30 p.m. on December 6, 2011, I went to comrade Long's room (Trinh Thanh Long - Deputy Director, concurrently Head of the Forest Protection Department of Pu Huong National Reserve) to play.After sitting for a while, comrade Long told me - uncle and Kim Hung (Nguyen Kim Hung) to go to Xieng My to escort, get in the car to bring the wood that had been built into the house to Quy Hop town for him. Obeying the leader, I and comrade Kim Hung went to Xieng My commune (Tuong Duong - PV) and saw a car parked on the side of the road.

Also in the Report, Thang confessed that when he arrived at Xieng My, he met Mr. Phan Sy Tuan (Head of the Forest Ranger Station in Nga My), Ngo Tuan and Mr. Phuc sitting in the car. After that, all 5 people got into the car and discussed the matter. After the lumberjacks finished loading, Thang and Kim Hung got into the cabin to escort them on the way to Quy Hop town...

However, after Dao Cong Thang's report reached the agency and some newspapers reported, Trinh Thanh Long - Head of the Forest Protection Department of Pu Huong Nature Reserve denied the above information.“I have read Mr. Thang's report. But I don't understand how the illegal loggers tried to destroy me through Mr. Thang. If Mr. Thang said that about me, it would be unfair to me. I have absolutely nothing to do with this. During my time working here, I often worked hard and made trouble, so the forest product traders and illegal loggers hated me, so they made up stories like that. And saying that I directed Mr. Thang is completely untrue. When the investigation agency gets involved, it will be clear right away."

When the reporter asked whether or not he had given any instructions, Mr. Long affirmed: “That is not true. Mr. Thang did something untrue. I did not give instructions, nor did I assign... and what Mr. Thang reported was completely fabricated for me.”

Mr. Trinh Thanh Long also added that the vertical sector (Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) has not yet requested to come down to work on Mr. Thang's report accusing him.

Meanwhile, in an exchange with Mr. Duong Ngoc Hung - Director of the Pu Huong Nature Reserve Management Board, there is still no exact answer. Mr. Hung said that there are many ways to make arbitrary judgments about people, but he himself does not dare to confirm anything. "I only know how Mr. Thang reported. The reports of not only Mr. Thang but all 41 people in our agency were sent to the Department of Agriculture for clarification. Whether Mr. Long ordered Mr. Thang to escort or not, I do not know. That will be investigated by the agency."

However, public opinion in Nghe An in recent days is still questioning and many people affirm: the above mentioned wood belongs to Mr. Long? People's speculation is quite consistent with the report that Mr. Dao Cong Thang sent to the authorities.

Mr. Duy