Expulsion from the Party of the former commune chairman who embezzled nearly 1 billion

The former chairman of Thuan Thien commune (Can Loc, Ha Tinh) has just been expelled from the Party because the People's Court sentenced him to 12 months in prison for "lack of responsibility causing serious consequences" in management, allowing the female commune treasurer to embezzle nearly 1 billion VND.

This morning, the leader of Can Loc District Party Committee confirmed that the unit had just held a meeting and expelled from the Party 2 officials of Thuan Thien commune.

Defendant Hue was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while Binh and Hoa were each sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Specifically, the Party expelled Mr. Le Sy Binh (55 years old, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune, former Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune) and Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoa (40 years old, financial and accounting officer of the commune).

During their tenure as Chairman of the Commune People's Committee and Commune Budget Accountant, these two officials lacked responsibility in management, did not fully and properly implement the provisions of the Accounting Law and its guiding documents, resulting in Ms. Vo Thi Hue (58 years old, Treasurer of the Commune People's Committee) taking advantage of her position and authority to embezzle a total of more than 900 million VND.

This is the amount of money that the Commune People's Committee previously collected from land sales, budget revenues and fees.

The incident was exposed, in September 2010, Hue fled to the South to work as a maid, and was arrested 5 years later.

On the morning of September 15, 2016, Ha Tinh People's Court opened the first-instance trial of Vo Thi Hue, Le Sy Binh and Nguyen Huu Hoa for the crimes of "embezzlement of property" and "lack of responsibility in management causing serious consequences".

According to Vietnamnet.vn