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Ex-officials of Khanh Hoa jailed for land management violations

The People's Court of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on April 13 sentenced seven former provincial officials to between 30 and 66 months in prison for violating land management regulations after a six-day trial.
Ex-officials of Khanh Hoa jailed for land management violations ảnh 1The defendants in court (Photo: VNA)
KhanhHoa (VNA) - The People's Court of the south-central province ofKhanh Hoa on April 13 sentenced seven former provincial officials to between 30and 66 months in prison for violating land management regulations after asix-day trial.

Theyare Nguyen Chien Thang and Le Duc Vinh, former Chairmen of the provincialPeople’s Committee; Dao Cong Thien, former Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee; Le Mong Diep and Vo Tan Thai, former Directors of theDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment; Le Van De, former Director ofthe Department of Construction; and Tran Van Hung, former head of the landmanagement division at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

FormerChairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Chien Thang got thehighest punishment with a sentence of five years and six months in prison.

From2012 to 2015, the defendants, who were then leaders of the provincial People’sCommittee and the departments, illegally handed over land, changed land usepurposes, and granted land use right certificates in connection with Cuu LongSon Tu ecological and spiritual tourism project and Vinh Trung villaproject in the province's Nha Trang city, according to the indictment issued bythe provincial People’s Procuracy.

Khanh Hoa policestarted an investigation into the projects on June 8, 2021 and laterstarted legal proceedings and detained the former officials./.
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