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HCM City’s former leader prosecuted

The Supreme People’s Procuracy on September 13 issued a document on the prosecution against former Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Tin and his accomplices for their wrongdoings in the management and use of State assets.
HCM City’s former leader prosecuted ảnh 1Nguyen Huu Tin (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Supreme People’s Procuracy onSeptember 13 issued a document on the prosecution against former Vice Chairmanof the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Tin and hisaccomplices for their wrongdoings in the management and use of State assets.

Tin is prosecuted along with four others with the charge of “violatingregulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness” in accordancewith Clause 3, Article 219 of the 2015 Penal Code.

According to the indictment, Tin was in charge of issues regardingconstruction, land management and environment in the city.

He was clearly aware that the land and housing at 15 Thi Sach in HCM City is underthe State management but still directly instructed the Department of Natural Resourcesand Environment to help North South Construction JSC 79 with proceduresto lease the land without reporting to the Chairman of the People’s Committee.

His four accomplices proposed Tin issue a decision on land lease, house saleand tax deduction illegally.

Their acts caused a loss of 808.7 billion VND (34.77 million USD) as ofSeptember 17 last year when police began an investigation into the case.

They also facilitated Phan Van Anh Vu (alias “Vu Nhom”), former Chairman of the company, and his partners to build an 18-storey building, selland rent it out to 114 domestic and foreign clients, earning more than 1.03trillion VND.

The case is expected to continue causing losses to the State due to itscomplexity.-VNA


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