Another land official in Nghe An suspended from work

Information from the People's Committee of Con Cuong district said that this agency has decided to temporarily suspend Mr. Phan Thanh Cuong - Civil servant of land administration - agriculture - construction - environment of Yen Khe commune to serve the investigation of the Con Cuong District Police Investigation Agency. Mr. Cuong was suspended from January 13, 2023 until the conclusion of the Con Cuong District Police Investigation Agency.

On January 4, Mr. Phan Thanh Cuong was detained by the Con Cuong District Police Investigation Agency for "Abusing position and power to appropriate property", violating Clause 1, Article 355 of the Penal Code. Then, on January 10, 2023, the Con Cuong District Police Investigation Agency prosecuted the accused and applied preventive measures to prohibit Mr. Phan Thanh Cuong from leaving his place of residence.

Road in front of Yen Khe Commune People's Committee office. Photo: Nhat Lan

Previously, in Con Cuong district, the land, agriculture, construction and environment official of Thach Ngan commune, Ms. Luong Thi Nam, was also disciplined by the People's Committee of Con Cuong district with the form of forced dismissal. Ms. Nam was sentenced by the People's Court of Con Cuong district to 1 year in prison with a suspended sentence, probationary period of 2 years for the crime of: "Abusing position and power to appropriate property".

In recent days, the issue of communal-level cadastral officers and civil servants violating the law has been reported and handled by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper through the following articles: "A communal cadastral officer in Nghe An was accused by people of making red books to defraud money" - February 28, 2023; "Signs of fraud by a cadastral officer of Ngoc Son commune (Thanh Chuong) - March 1, 2023; "Nghe An: A communal cadastral officer was forced to resign for "abusing his position and power to appropriate property" - March 2, 2023.