Prosecuted many officials for land-related violations in Vinh City

On June 18, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu Cuong - Deputy Chief of Vinh City Police confirmed that the Vinh City Police Investigation Agency has just issued a decision to prosecute Vo Bien Thuy (born in 1968, an officer of the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center, former Deputy Director of the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center); Nguyen Xuan Tho (born in 1957, former Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Dong Commune, Vinh City) and Tran Le Ngoc Tu (former cadastral officer of Hung Dong Commune, Vinh City) to investigate the crime of "Lack of responsibility causing serious consequences".

The three defendants Thuy, Tho, and Tu were released on bail and were subject to preventive measures prohibiting them from leaving their place of residence.

Defendants Vo Bien Thuy and Nguyen Xuan Tho. Photo: PB

Through investigation, Vinh City Police determined that during their work, these 3 suspects had incorrectly determined the area, time, and land origin of plot number 90, map sheet number 7 in Hung Dong commune (Vinh city) to compensate for site clearance for the Nghi Kim - Nghi Van drainage canal project (phase 1), causing a loss to the state of more than 640 million VND.

Previously, in August 2018, Vinh City Police initiated a case and prosecuted Ngo Huu Nghi (born in 1960, head of Dong Vinh Cooperative, Hung Dong Commune, Vinh City), Ngo Quang Vuong (born in 1966, deputy head of Dong Vinh Cooperative), Ngo Van Hong (born in 1964, head of the Control Board of Dong Vinh Cooperative) and Nguyen Hong Lac (born in 1961, accountant of Dong Vinh Cooperative) to investigate the crime of Forgery in work.

In 2011, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee implemented the Nghi Kim-Nghi Van drainage canal project, the section passing through Hung Dong commune (with Vinh City People's Committee as the investor), so it had to reclaim more than 7,000 m²irrigation lake area

Defendant Tran Le Ngoc Tu. Photo: PB

At plot number 90, map sheet number 7, Hung Dong commune, it was only an irrigation lake that was not assigned to the commune members, but Mr. Nghi, Vuong, Hong and Lac, together with Mr. Le Nhat Thanh (a commune member), cleared the land. The defendants Nghi, Vuong, Hong and Lac provided a fake contract to the People's Committee of Hung Dong commune and the People's Committee confirmed the origin, time and area of ​​plot number 90, map sheet number 7.

After preparing the land clearance compensation documents, these defendants received more than 642 million VND and Mr. Thanh received more than 35 million VND in compensation from the State.