Many commune officials were severely disciplined for selling land illegally in Nghe An.

On August 2, Mr. Phan Van Tuyen - Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee said that the police have started investigating land-related violations that occurred in My Thanh Commune. Previously, Yen Thanh District also disciplined a series of leaders of this commune for many terms for selling land in violation of regulations.

My Thanh commune headquarters, where many land violations occurred. Photo: Tien Hung

Accordingly, Mr. Nguyen Van Thach was removed from the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of My Thanh commune for the 2015-2020 term; Mr. Nguyen Vinh Hoi - Secretary of the Commune Party Committee and Mr. Nguyen Vinh Chinh - cadastral officer both received disciplinary warnings.

In addition, two retired leaders of this commune, Mr. Nguyen Van Nam and Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh, were dismissed from their positions as members of the Standing Committee of My Thanh commune for the 2010-2015 term. According to the reporter's investigation, from 1994 to 2015, these two men took turns holding the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of My Thanh commune. During the 2010-2015 term, when a series of land lots in the area were sold against regulations, Mr. Nam was the Party Secretary of the commune, and Mr. Dinh was the Chairman of the People's Committee.

One of the plots of land sold illegally by My Thanh commune leaders.

Previously, in November 2018, Nghe An Newspaper published two articles reflecting on violations in land management as well as illegal land sales in this commune. After being exposed, the leaders of My Thanh commune used nearly 600 million VND of the commune budget to visit each household to redeem the land. However, many households have not yet agreed to return the land because it has been solidly built. Most of the sold plots of land are located along National Highway 7.

Tien Hung