Former commune chairman and land officer arrested for falsifying land allocation documents
For personal motives, the former Chairman of the Commune People's Committee and his subordinates, despite knowing clearly that the land plot file was in dispute, disregarded the provisions of the law to falsify documents.
On October 4, the Investigation Police Agency of Bo Trach District Police, Quang Binh Province announced that it had just decided to prosecute the criminal case of "Forgery in work", prosecute the accused and issue an arrest warrant for the former Chairman of the People's Committee and former cadastral official of Duc Trach Commune.
The two subjects prosecuted and temporarily detained include Mr. Ho Dang Chien (born in 1965), Deputy Director of the Agricultural Service Center of Bo Trach district, former Chairman of the People's Committee of Duc Trach commune; Mr. Ho Hoang Quan (born in 1975), a cadastral officer of Trung Trach commune, former cadastral officer of Duc Trach commune.
According to investigation documents, in 2017, Mr. Ho Dang Kh. and Mr. Ho Dang Ngh. (residing in Duc Trung village, Duc Trach commune) had a dispute over land use rights for plot number 305, map sheet number 12, in Duc Trung village, so they filed a complaint to the People's Committee of Duc Trach commune.
While the land area was still in dispute and the People's Committee of Duc Trach commune had not yet resolved the application, in 2019, Mr. Ho Dang Ngh. submitted a request for a land use right certificate for the disputed land plot.
Mr. Ho Hoang Quan, a cadastral officer of Duc Trach commune, defied the law to forge some documents to apply for land.
After legalizing the fake documents, Mr. Ho Hoang Quan submitted the land allocation documents to Mr. Ho Dang Chien, who was then the Chairman of Duc Trach Commune People's Committee, for confirmation signature.
Mr. Ho Dang Chien clearly knew that the documents related to the above land plot were not in accordance with regulations, but due to personal motives towards Mr. Ho Dang Ng., he directed Mr. Quan to prepare the documents and sign to confirm the procedures.
Through searches at the residences and workplaces of Mr. Ho Dang Chien and Mr. Ho Hoang Quan, the Investigation Police Agency of Bo Trach District Police seized many important files and documents related to the case.
