A communal land officer in Nghe An was accused by people of making red books to defraud money.
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Hoang Xuan Thanh, a cadastral officer of Ngoc Son commune (Thanh Chuong), was accused by local residents of accepting to make red books but not doing so, and refusing to return the "advance" money he had received. He is currently being detained by the police to assist in the investigation.
A private source told Nghe An Newspaper that recently, the land officer of Ngoc Son commune, Mr. Hoang Xuan Thanh, was arrested.Thanh Chuong District Policetemporarily detained to serve the investigation. The reason is because people in Ngoc Son commune filed a complaint accusing Mr. Thanh of receiving "contracts" to make red books (Certificates of land use rights - PV) to appropriate money.
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Office of Ngoc Son commune. Photo: Nhat Lan |
Verifying information through Vice Chairman of Ngoc Son Commune People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Dang Huong, there was a case of cadastral officer Hoang Xuan Thanh being detained by Thanh Chuong District Police. Vice Chairman of Ngoc Son Commune People's Committee discussed that Mr. Hoang Xuan Thanh was transferred by the District People's Committee from Thanh Long Commune to work as a cadastral officer of Ngoc Son Commune in 2018. Around mid-2022, there was a reflection among the people that Mr. Thanh received money to make red books in the style of "blank contract". However, he could not make red books and refused to return the money to the people.
Faced with such information, the Standing Party Committee and the leaders of the Commune People's Committee called to ask, but Mr. Thanh denied it. Because they did not receive a complaint, while the information from the people was not official, at this time the Commune only reminded and warned Mr. Thanh not to violate the law.
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A residential area in Ngoc Son commune. Photo: Nhat Lan |
Around the beginning of December 2022, some households in the area filed a complaint against Mr. Thanh to the commune authorities. The commune processed the complaint and then set a deadline for Mr. Thanh to return the money to the people. By the last week of December 2022, Mr. Thanh was detained by the district police. Vice Chairman of Ngoc Son Commune People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Dang Huong, said: "In the morning, Mr. Thanh was summoned to the district police headquarters to work. I had something to do in the district so I did not witness it but only heard my colleagues discuss it. At around 4:30 p.m. the same day, the district police and representatives of the Procuracy came to search Mr. Thanh's office...".
According to Mr. Nguyen Dang Huong, Ngoc Son commune has 2 cadastral - agricultural - construction - environmental officials. Mr. Thanh performs the duties of a cadastral official. After Mr. Thanh was detained, the commune arranged for the remaining officials to replace him.
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Vice Chairman of Ngoc Son Commune People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Dang Huong discussed the incident of commune cadastral officers being denounced by people with Nghe An Newspaper reporter. Photo: Nhat Lan |
Vice Chairman of Ngoc Son Commune People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Dang Huong, said: "Ngoc Son has a large area and the commune is striving to meet the new rural standards by the end of this year. There are many tasks in the land sector, so when the incident occurred, the commune encountered many difficulties. Therefore, the Commune People's Committee has sent a document requesting the District People's Committee to consider and arrange additional staff..."
