A reporter was detained for receiving money from a business.

Science• DNUM_BFZAFZCABI 21:14

The reporter asked the company to contribute 50 million VND and was caught red-handed by the police while receiving the money from the company.

This afternoon (May 15), information from Kon Tum City Police, Kon Tum Province said that this unit has detained a reporter named Du Nghia to clarify the act of receiving money from a business in Kon Tum City.

The detention of reporter Du Nghia was carried out by Kon Tum City Police at noon on May 15 at Dong Que restaurant, 713 Phan Dinh Phung street, Kon Tum city.

Dong Que restaurant - where reporter Du Nghia received money from a business was caught red-handed.

At the time of detention, reporter Du Nghia was receiving 50 million VND from the Tai Hong Nhung enterprise when he was caught red-handed. Here, the police made a record of the temporary detention of this reporter along with 50 million VND and some related assets.

Initial information shows that on May 13, reporter Du Nghia published an article titled “Kon Tum: Businesses accused of hiring gangsters to assault people?” in the Vietnam Law Newspaper.

The content reflects the fact that Tai Hong Nhung enterprise (address 108, Nguyen Huu Tho street, Ngo May ward, Kon Tum city, trading in construction materials) due to business competition sent gangsters to cause trouble and beat people of another enterprise in the area.

After the article was published, reporter Du Nghia contacted Tai Hong Nhung Company and said he would publish the article until the end. Tai Hong Nhung Company asked to withdraw the article and not continue publishing. Reporter Du Nghia asked the company to contribute 50 million VND and while receiving the money from the company, the police raided and caught him red-handed.

It is known that the reporter with the pen name Du Nghia, full name Tran Van Nghia, residing in Plei Kan town, Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum province, often introduces himself as working at Vietnam Law Newspaper./.