Prosecution of former commune land officer for abusing power to appropriate people's property
(Baonghean.vn) - While working as a land officer at the People's Committee of Lac Son commune (Do Luong), Nguyen Duy Dung took advantage of the fact that some households needed to make land use right certificates, promising to help them in order to appropriate property.
On June 28, Do Luong District Police said that the Investigation Police Agency, District Police had just prosecuted Nguyen Duy Dung (born in 1985), residing in Hamlet 2, Lac Son Commune, Do Luong District, for the crime of "Abuse of position and power"property appropriation" as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 355 of the 2015 Penal Code. Dung, a former cadastral officer of Lac Son commune, was forced to quit his job from April 2021.
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Subject Nguyen Duy Dung. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
Previously, from January 2018 to April 2021, while working as a land officer at the People's Committee of Lac Son commune, Nguyen Duy Dung took advantage of the need for some households to doLand use rights certificate, promising to help in order to appropriate property. Because they believed Dung was a land officer, some people gave him money to make a "red book". Nguyen Duy Dung spent all the money he collected for personal purposes.
At the police station, Nguyen Duy Dung initially confessed to having appropriated 51 million VND from 5 residents of Lac Son commune. In addition, Dung also appropriated money from several other residents using similar methods.
The Investigation Police Agency, Do Luong District Police announced: Anyone who is a victim of Nguyen Duy Dung should contact Do Luong District Police to coordinate the investigation./.
