Nghe An prosecutes 4 commune officials for creating fake documents to build a hamlet cultural house

On August 17, 2021, the Nghe An Police Investigation Agency said that the unit had just coordinated with the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province to organize the delivery of decisions and execute arrest and search warrants for 4 suspects to serve the investigation of the crime of "Abuse of position, powers while performing official duties" as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 356 of the Penal Code.

Authorities deliver decisions. Photo: Binh Minh

Previously, on August 13, 2021, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Provincial Police issued a decision to prosecute the case and prosecute 4 defendants in Hop Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district for the crime of "Taking advantage of position and power while performing official duties" as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 356 of the Penal Code.

The defendants include:Nguyen Mao (born in 1963), former Chairman of the People's Committee of Hop Thanh commune, residing in Ly Nhan hamlet; Truong Van Chung (born in 1973), residing in Dong Tien hamlet, Chief Accountant of the People's Committee of the commune; Nguyen Cong Bang (born in 1986), residing in Ly Nhan hamlet, is a civil servant in charge of land administration, construction, agriculture, and environment of the People's Committee of the commune; Nguyen Thi Thuong (born in 1977), residing in Phan Xa hamlet, is a civil servant in charge of Justice and treasurer of the People's Committee of the commune.

At the same time, the Investigation Police Agency ordered a search of the defendants' residences and workplaces; ordered the arrest of defendants Nguyen Mao and Truong Van Chung for a four-month detention period; and ordered the ban on leaving the place of residence of defendants Nguyen Thi Thuong and Nguyen Cong Bang.

Defendants Nguyen Cong Bang (left) and Truong Van Chung. Photo: Binh Minh

Accordingly, on June 16, 2021, the Investigation Police Agency (Economic Police) of Nghe An Provincial Police received and resolved the crime denunciation of a citizen of Hop Thanh commune, the content of the denunciation was violations by a number of officials of the People's Committee of Hop Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province in financial management, causing damage to the State budget.

Conducting an investigation and verifying the citizen's complaint, it was determined that: During the period from 2016 to 2018, Mr. Nguyen Mao (born in 1963), at that time Chairman of the People's Committee of Hop Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, directed his subordinates to spend budget money against regulations, amounting to hundreds of millions of VND per year.

Defendants Nguyen Thi Thuong (left) and Nguyen Mao. Photo: Binh Minh

To legalize these illegal expenditures and conceal the violations, at the end of 2018, Mr. Nguyen Mao directed his subordinates, including Mr. Truong Van Chung, Mr. Nguyen Cong Bang, and Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuong, to create fake documents to support the construction of the cultural house in Chua hamlet, Hop Thanh commune, causing a loss of 300 million VND to the State budget. In fact, the Cultural House in Chua hamlet, Hop Thanh commune was supported by the People's Committee of the commune to build in 2017, with an amount of 350 million VND.

After the investigation process, collecting documents and evidence, finding that there was sufficient basis to determine the criminal acts of the subjects, the Investigation Police Agency took the following steps:litigationmentioned above.

Currently, the Investigation Police Agency is actively expanding the investigation and consolidating evidence to handle the case according to the provisions of law./.