Hanoi leader holds dialogue with Dong Tam commune’s residents

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung held a dialogue with local residents in Dong Tam commune in the city’s My Duc district on April 22.
Hanoi leader holds dialogue with Dong Tam commune’s residents ảnh 1Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at the dialogue (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung helda dialogue with local residents in Dong Tam commune in the city’s My Ducdistrict on April 22.

Atthe dialogue, local residents raised 8 major petitions out of the total 21petitions. They admitted their wrongful acts and law violations due to a lackof knowledge. They expressed their hope that relevant agencies and the chairmanof the municipal People’s Committee will excuse them for their wrongful actsand will not put a criminal charge on them.

Theresidents asked the People’s Committee of My Duc district to stop disseminatinginformation through loudspeakers that the Senh field belongs to the militarybefore clearing up the relating matters. They also suggested the ViettelTelecom Group to stop construction before the final conclusion is announced,and the municipal Chairman to directly instruct and handle the case.

Theyalso affirmed and asked local authorities to acknowledge that all policemen andofficials captured at the commune have been well treated and protected.

Onbehalf of residents in Dong Tam commune, Bui Van Ky admitted that it was wrongto capture policemen and officials and expressed his hope that locals will beexcused for their acts.

Meanwhile,Nguyen Thi De, 50, affirmed that local people have continuously followed theParty and State’s policies and hoped that the case will be solved thoroughly.

Forhis part, Chung said the city has issued a decision on April 20 tocomprehensively inspect the management and use of the land for building Mieu Monairport in Dong Tam commune.

Hepledged that he will personally announce the results after 45 days ofinspection to ensure that all local residents will be consented. The inspectionwill be involved in different bodies including central agencies, Chung said,requesting local residents to supervise the inspection.

Thecity has assigned local police to investigate the arrest of Le Dinh Kinh, aresident of Dong Tam commune and strictly handle any violations, Chungaffirmed.

TheHanoi People’s Procuracy on April 21 annulled a decision on the arrest of LeDinh Kinh, one of four local people captured on April 15.

During the talk, Chung handed over a decision to allocate 1 billion VND (44,000USD) for building a 800m-long road connecting Senh and Mit fields in Dong Tamcommune.

Afterthe meeting, the local residents agreed to release all officials and policemenillegally detained by the villagers.-VNA
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