Nghe An: Proposing the provincial police to investigate the case of "Impersonating" market management

The working session of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Delegation with the Thanh Chuong District Party Standing Committee and the Investigation Police Agency (Thanh Chuong District Police) was held on January 7, 2019.

Informing the reporter of Nghe An Newspaper on January 10, 2019, the representative of the working delegation of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee said that according to the report of Thanh Chuong district, after receiving the petition of Mr. Vi Van Hung (a traditional medicine business household in Noong village, Ngoc Lam commune), the Investigation Police Agency (Thanh Chuong District Police) issued a Decision to assign the handling of the crime report and conduct verification, working directly with Mr. Vi Van Hung; Market Management Team No. 8 and related officers.

Camera footage shows a group of people wearing market management uniforms coming to Mr. Vi Van Hung's house to work. Photo cut from Clip.

Currently, the Investigation Police Agency (Thanh Chuong District Police) has temporarily detained relevant evidence to serve the investigation, verification and clarification of the case.

This is a case that has received special attention from public opinion and the press; on the other hand, according to the report of the Standing Committee of Thanh Chuong District Party Committee, in recent times, it has also received information reflecting from citizens about the phenomenon of officials taking advantage of private medical practice inspection activities at a number of establishments in the area to threaten to impose fines for the purpose of receiving bribes and corruption; the violations have signs similar to the incident that occurred in Ngoc Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district.

The envelope containing 6 million VND brought by a person claiming to be a "new member of Market Management Team No. 8" to return to Mr. Vi Van Hung is currently one of the evidences serving the investigation. Photo: Duc Anh.

Therefore, the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee has reported and recommended that the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee assign the Provincial Police to direct the Investigation Police Agency (Thanh Chuong District Police) to transfer the crime report and the entire file to the Investigation Police Agency (Provincial Police) to investigate and clarify in order to strictly handle the individuals according to the provisions of law.

At the same time, the Standing Committee of Thanh Chuong District Party Committee was assigned to direct the District People's Committee and District Police to strengthen the work of grasping the situation, proactively detecting and reporting to competent authorities to strictly handle officials who take advantage of public service activities to commit violations of the law.