Another land official in Nghe An was 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 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 the measure of prohibiting 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, Ms. Luong Thi Nam, a civil servant in charge of land administration, agriculture, construction and environment of Thach Ngan commune, was also disciplined by the People's Committee of Con Cuong district by being forced to resign. Ms. Nam was sentenced by the People's Court of Con Cuong district to 1 year in prison with a suspended sentence, with a probation period of 2 years for the crime of "Abusing position and power to appropriate property".

In recent days, the problem of commune-level cadastral officers and civil servants violating the law has been detected and handled by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper through the following articles: "A commune 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 commune cadastral officer was forced to resign for "abusing his position and power to appropriate property" - March 2, 2023.