Forest management station chief arrested for allowing valuable trees to be cut down

(Baonghean.vn) - The head of Nam Can Protective Forest Management Station (Ky Son) - Mr. Pham Viet Tinh was arrested by the district police right at the office of the Ky Son Protective Forest Management Board on the morning of August 11 for causing serious consequences in forest management and protection, including allowing 34 sa mu dau trees to be cut down.

Previously, in April 2017, the Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development dismissed Mr. Tinh due to his involvement in the deforestation case in Huoi Nhao commune, Nam Can commune, Ky Son district.

Mr. Pham Viet Tinh was arrested on the morning of August 11. Photo: Lu Phu

According to the case file, on February 22, 2017, the authorities discovered that 36 sa mu dau trees (listed as endangered, rare, and prioritized for protection) in the forest area of ​​Nam Can - Na Ngoi Forest Protection Management Station had been cut down, equivalent to about 139m³ of wood.

After that, the Ky Son District Forest Protection Management Board held a disciplinary council meeting and decided to dismiss the Station Chief of Na Ngoi - Nam Can Forest Protection Management Station, Pham Van Tinh; reprimand, reduce the salary and delay the salary increase for 3 months for two employees of the station, Truong Van Sang and Luong Vinh Phuc...

At the Ky Son District Protective Forest Management Board on the morning of August 11, the Investigation Agency of Ky Son District Police (Nghe An) issued a decision to prosecute and temporarily detain Mr. Pham Viet Tinh - Head of the Nam Can Commune Protective Forest Management Station, under the Ky Son District Protective Forest Management Board.

Mr. Pham Viet Tinh, born in 1984, is from Cat Van commune, Thanh Chuong district. He was arrested for the crime of irresponsibility, causing serious consequences in forest management and protection. Ky Son district police are continuing to clarify the case./.

Lu Phu