Strictly handle acts of land occupation and illegal construction of cemeteries and mausoleums in the Chua and Chai Ray mountain areas.

Detect many violations

On the same day, September 3, 2025, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen commune issued decisions to impose administrative sanctions on Ms. TTH and Ms. CTL (residing in Ha Khe hamlet, Hung Nguyen commune) for "occupying land managed by state agencies, shown in cadastral records, within the administrative boundaries of Hung Nguyen commune, Nghe An province" for the purpose of building a mausoleum.

Of which, Ms. TTH occupied an area of ​​68.67m2.²Chua mountain land (belonging to plot number 01, map sheet number 40, cadastral map of Hung Nguyen commune); Ms. CTL occupies an area of ​​107.1m²Chua mountain area (belonging to plot number 01, map sheet number 40, cadastral map of Hung Nguyen commune). Hung Nguyen commune People's Committee fined Ms. TTH 7 million VND; fined Ms. CTL 7.5 million VND.

Simultaneously,People's Committee of Hung Nguyen Communeforce these two women within 10 days, "to immediately dismantle the illegal construction and restore the original state of the land that was changed due to administrative violations". If after the deadline, Ms. TTH and Ms. CT L do not voluntarily comply, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen commune will organize enforcement and dismantle the illegal constructions on public land according to the provisions of law.

According to the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen Commune, the Chai Ray and Chua Mountain areas of Hung Tay Commune (old) are geographically adjacent to Vinh City (old), so many years ago they were "hot" areas in terms of land and construction order. The People's Committee of Hung Nguyen District (old) has discovered and handled a number of violations in this area.

After the two-level government came into operation, the Party Committee and the government of Hung Nguyen commune grasped public opinion and surveyed the actual situation, thereby determining that the situation of encroachment on public land (agricultural land and forestry land), illegal construction of cemeteries and mausoleums in the Chua and Chai Ray mountain areas continued to recur. Therefore, from the end of July 2025, the Standing Committee of the Hung Nguyen Commune Party Committee assigned the People's Committee of the commune to organize inspection, verification, rectification, and strict handling of violations according to the provisions of law.

Through verification, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen commune determined that in the Chua mountain area (Dai Hue hamlet), there were 13 illegal constructions on an area of ​​2018m2.²; in Chai Ray mountain area (Thuong Khe hamlet), there are 4 basically completed mausoleums, 1 mausoleum has its foundation built on a total area of ​​743m².

Regarding 13 illegal constructions in Chua mountain area, on August 9, 2025, Hung Nguyen Commune People's Committee dismantled 7 illegal constructions on an area of ​​812.63m2.²; draw up a record and issue a decision to impose administrative penalties on 2 people. For the remaining 4 cases, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen commune assigned the Economic Department to review the origin of the land plot, and at the same time, direct the functional forces to investigate and identify the violators.

Regarding 5 mausoleums in the Chai Ray mountain area, through inspection, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen commune determined that these constructions were built on forestry land in Thuong Khe hamlet; of which, 3 constructions had built surrounding walls and placed a number of tombs. However, the tombs had no names, so they were suspected to be fake tombs. At the same time, it was determined that 4/5 constructions were "confirmed" by the Chai Ray Management Board and the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune (old) regarding land and tombs in 2017 and 2019.

According to Mr. Luu Duc Dien - Head of Economic Department, Hung Nguyen Commune People's Committee, after checking and discovering the encroachment of public land and illegal construction of mausoleums, the Commune People's Committee has drawn up a record of suspension. However, verifying the subjects to have a basis for handling violations according to legal regulations is not without difficulties. Particularly, in the Chai Ray mountain area, despite the suspension notice, the subjects continued to illegally build to complete the mausoleum.

Therefore, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen commune reported to the Standing Committee of the Commune Party Committee, and sent a document requesting the Hung Nguyen Commune Police to investigate and verify the subjects who built the mausoleum in the areas of Chua Mountain and Chai Ray Mountain to have a basis for strict handling according to the law.

Mr. Luu Duc Dien added: “Along with requesting the Commune Police to investigate and verify, on August 27, 2025, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen Commune issued a notice to Dai Hue and Thuong Khe hamlets; at the same time, posted information on the commune's electronic information portal and mass media, requesting organizations and individuals who are owners of mausoleums to come to the Commune People's Committee to work. The People's Committee of Hung Nguyen Commune plans that after the prescribed time of publicizing information, if no organizations or individuals come to work, it will organize forces to dismantle the mausoleums...”.

“Hope to establish a new order…”

In Dai Hue and Thuong Khe hamlets, many people are upset about the encroachment on public land and illegal construction of mausoleums. They said that the area at the foot of Chua Mountain is agricultural land, while the area at the foot of Chai Ray Mountain is forestry land. Both of these areas, which were previously used for rice production and perennial crop cultivation by the people, have now become areas for the construction of cemeteries and mausoleums, most of which are not owned by local people.

According to Mr. Cao Van Canh - Head of Dai Hue Hamlet, the reflections of the local people are true, and this situation has been going on for many years: “Around 2016-2017, the area of ​​Chua Mountain in Dai Hue Hamlet began to “heat up” the issue of cemetery land. In the old Hung Tay Commune, there was a situation where some individuals stood up to buy land, then divide it into lots, build solid mausoleums, and even sell it to people from other places. As hamlet officials, we know that there are many cases of cemetery construction in Chua Mountain but not by people from the old Hung Tay Commune. However, when the hamlet executive committee came to inspect their construction activities, most of them had a certificate from the commune. This is an issue that makes us very worried…”.

According to Mr. Canh, around 2020, when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, the situation calmed down, until around June - July 2025 when it recurred; there are signs that the act of occupying land and building cemeteries was to "reserve space, waiting for people who want to buy it back" for profit...

Therefore, Mr. Canh said: “The Chua Mountain cemetery area is planned to serve the burial needs of local people. The situation of land grabbing, leading to planning violations, affecting the rights of local people has caused public outrage. Therefore, we support the Party Committee and the government to take strong action in this area. It is necessary to inspect and handle thoroughly so that this situation does not continue to recur. It is necessary to establish a new order to maintain the people's trust...".

In Thuong Khe hamlet, Party cell secretary Tran Van An used to be a forestry officer in Hung Tay commune (formerly). Mr. An said that many years ago, people in Thuong Khe hamlet also had concerns about the situation of people from outside the area building mausoleums in the planned area of ​​Chai Ray cemetery.

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“We are also drafting a proposal report to send to the Commune People’s Committee. Changes are needed. Historical problems may not be reconsidered, but planning and management responsibilities need to be enhanced so that the law is strictly enforced and the rights of local people are ensured…”

Tran Van An - Secretary of Thuong Khe hamlet Party cell