Prosecution and temporary detention of a female kindergarten principal
Nguyen Thi Thoa, Principal of Phuong Duc Kindergarten, arbitrarily gave 24 teachers and staff long-term leave but still paid their salaries, then asked them to transfer the money back to the school to spend against regulations.
On January 21, Hanoi City Police said that the Investigation Police Agency of Phu Xuyen District Police had executed decisions to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused, search the residence and workplace and arrest the accused to detain Nguyen Thi Thoa (born in 1970), residing in Phuong Vu village, Phuong Duc commune, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi City, Principal of Phuong Duc commune Kindergarten to investigate the crime of "Taking advantage of position and power while performing official duties" as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 356 of the 2015 Penal Code.
According to investigation documents, from September 2017 to September 2023, Nguyen Thi Thoa, in her role as Principal of Phuong Duc Commune Kindergarten, head of a public service unit under the management of the People's Committee of Phu Xuyen district, violated her official duties.
Nguyen Thi Thoa arbitrarily gave 24 teachers and employees long-term leave (in the case of unpaid leave), on average from 2 to 66 months, but still directed the accountant to check attendance, create payroll, and pay salaries through the accounts of these teachers and employees as if they were working normally.
Then, Nguyen Thi Thoa asked these teachers and staff to transfer the money back to the school to spend against regulations, causing a loss to the state budget of nearly 650 million VND.
Currently, the Investigation Police Agency, Phu Xuyen District Police are continuing to investigate and clarify; at the same time, consolidating the file to strictly handle the subject according to the law.
