Prosecution of deforestation case
The Investigation Police Agency of Phu Yen Province Police has decided to prosecute the deforestation case that occurred in sub-areas 83 and 90 of Phu Mo commune, Dong Xuan district, Phu Yen province.
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| Scene of deforestation in Dong Xuan district. (Photo: Xuan Trieu/VNA) |
Through initial investigation, authorities determined that some households had paid dozens of local people to illegally cut down forests to clear land for production.
The total area of forest destroyed is 109.9 hectares. Of which, forest land is 33 hectares, including 25 hectares of planned protection forest and 8 hectares of planned production forest; the remaining 76.9 hectares of area has regenerated timber trees, including 24.3 hectares of planned protection function and 52.6 hectares of planned production function.
Currently, the case file has been transferred to the People's Procuracy of Phu Yen province to carry out steps according to criminal procedure.
Previously, on May 17, at an urgent meeting to determine the cause and responsibility of those involved, Phu Yen Provincial Party Standing Deputy Secretary Luong Minh Son requested the functional agencies in the province to handle the case seriously; requested the police, the Procuracy and functional agencies of the province to carefully inspect and, if qualified, will soon prosecute the case.
At the same time, the province's internal affairs agencies and the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission must check for signs of violations. If related violations are detected, cadres and party members will be dealt with first./.
According to vietnamplus
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