Lawyer Tran Vu Hai and his wife were prosecuted and their house was searched.
Khanh Hoa Provincial Police have prosecuted lawyer Tran Vu Hai on charges of tax evasion in real estate transactions.
On July 2, the Investigation Police Agency of Khanh Hoa Province Police prosecuted and searched the residence and workplace of lawyer Tran Vu Hai and Ms. Ngo Tuyet Phuong (Mr. Hai's wife) to investigate the suspicion.tax evasion.
Authorities said Mr. Hai was accused of showing signs of violating the law in buying and selling houses in Khanh Hoa, which was not related to his legal activities.
That same morning, many police officers came to lawyer Hai's office on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street (Dong Da, Hanoi).
At the same time, the police blocked off an area on To Ngoc Van Street (Hanoi), where Mr. Hai lives, to execute a search warrant.
At 1:10 p.m., the search at Mr. Tran Vu Hai's office was completed. Many police officers in uniform and civilians carried nearly 10 cartons of documents out of the office. At this time, lawyer Tran Vu Hai was still sitting in the coffee shop right below the office. "I have no opinion on the prosecution yet," Mr. Hai said.
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At 1 p.m. this afternoon, lawyer Tran Vu Hai sat in a coffee shop while his office was searched. Photo:Viet Dung |
Lawyer Hai, 57 years old, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Law and studied in Germany. In 2005, he submitted an application to run for the position of President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
Mr. Hai has been a lawyer for many years in Hanoi. In recent years, he has worked mainly in the Southern region. He is one of eight lawyers accompanying and defending him.Huynh Van Nen- the man who was wrongly convicted of two murders and imprisoned for nearly 17 years.
