Prosecution and arrest of 2 market management officers in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - The police determined that these two officers had abused their positions and powers to appropriate property when they received 6 million VND from Mr. Vi Van Hung, a herbal medicine practitioner.
On the afternoon of January 18, Thanh Chuong District Police (Nghe An) announced that they had prosecuted Vo Thanh Vinh and Truong Van Cuong, both market inspectors of Market Management Team No. 8 (Market Management Department of Nghe An province), to investigate the crime of "Abusing position and power to appropriate property".
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| Defendants Cuong (left) and Vinh. Photo: ND |
Both defendants Vo Thanh Vinh and Truong Van Cuong were detained for 4 months.
According to the initial investigation of the Thanh Chuong District Police Investigation Agency, on December 4, 2018, Truong Van Cuong - Market Inspector; Vo Thanh Vinh - Market Inspector and Nguyen Thanh Thuy - driver of Market Management Team No. 8 used a car with license plate 37A - 003.43 to go to Mr. Vi Van Hung's house (residing in Ngoc Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district) to inspect Mr. Hung's medical practice business.
When they arrived, the three men went into Mr. Hung’s house. There, Truong Van Cuong took out his market inspection card and introduced himself as a market management officer. Cuong then showed Mr. Hung a typed complaint and asked to check the records of Mr. Hung’s herbal medicine dispensing facility.
Mr. Hung could not present any documents, so Truong Van Cuong pointed out three violations and said Mr. Hung could be fined from 50 million to 60 million VND.
Mr. Hung then gave these 3 people 6 million VND to avoid being prosecuted. Before leaving, these 3 officers sent Mr. Hung 2 documents (a commitment and a notice).
Previously, on December 25, 2018, Mr. Vi Van Hung sent a complaint to Thanh Chuong Police, reporting that on December 4, 2018, 3 people dressed in market management uniforms came to his house and introduced themselves as officers of Market Management Team No. 8 - under the Market Management Department of Nghe An province. These 3 people asked Mr. Hung to give 6 million VND to avoid handling the violation.
Thanh Chuong Investigation Agency conducted verification, initial investigation and brought the case to resolution according to the provisions of Joint Circular No. 01/2017 on reporting, denouncing crimes, and recommending prosecution for this case.
