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HCM City launches legal proceedings for housing illegal arrivals

HCM City’s People’s Procuracy on May 7 approved the municipal police’s decision to arrest and begin legal proceedings against two men for organising housing for illegal immigrants, under Article 348 of the Penal Code.
HCM City (VNA) - HCM City’s People’s Procuracy on May 7 approved the municipalpolice’s decision to arrest and begin legal proceedings against two men for organisinghousing for illegal immigrants, under Article 348 of the Penal Code.

According to initial investigations, Hoang Van Cu, born in 2000 in northern CaoBang province, moved to HCM City to look for work and came into contact with a Chineseman named Minh, who asked him to arrange accommodation for a group of Chinese friendsfor 200,000 VND (8.7 USD) per person per day.

Cu knew that the Chinese nationals had illegally entered Vietnam but did not informauthorities, instead taking up Minh’s offer as he was in need of cash.

The Tan Binh district police force discovered the Chinese immigrants on April26 and arrested Cu.

In another case, municipal police have started legal proceedings against NguyenVan Thanh, born in 1995 in northern Bac Giang province and now residing in thecity’s Tan Phu district, for housing illegal immigrants.

A man named Trong, Thanh’s partner in crime, asked Thanh to pick up 13 illegal Chineseimmigrants and arrange accommodation for them, and paid him 10.5 million VND.

Thanh and the Chinese nationals were detained near Rach Ong Bridge in District 7on May 28.

Further investigations are underway./.
VNA
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