There are 49 houses that have been forcibly evicted and relocated.

TPO - Regarding the 79-villa complex illegally built in Phu Quoc, on May 22, a leader of the Phu Quoc City Party Committee, Kien Giang province confirmed that up to now, 49 villas have been forcibly demolished and relocated.

Accordingly, as of May 10, Phu Quoc City authorities have forcibly removed 18 illegally built villas. Violators have remedied the consequences themselves, returning the land they occupied for 25 villas; while they have remedied the consequences, they have not returned the land they occupied for 6 villas. A total of 49/79 villas have been forcibly removed and relocated.

According to Tien Phong reporter's records on May 21, from the main road leading to the 79 villa area in Duong Bao hamlet, Duong To commune, Phu Quoc city, there are many long corrugated iron fences.

The land where the villas were forcibly demolished was surrounded by corrugated iron fences, with a sign outside that read "construction: protective corrugated iron fence, land managed by the state".

After being forcibly demolished, the authorities will remove all belongings from the scene of the villas, leaving only empty lots.

The internal road inside the villa area is 6-8m wide, and was destroyed by the authorities using motor vehicles due to illegal construction. However, there are still some villas that are inhabited.

As Tien Phong reported, in Bai Truong area, Duong To commune, there are 79 illegally built villas located on an 18.9ha land plot. This land was previously a protective forest land, managed by the People's Committee of Duong To commune. However, the current status of this place has changed due to many organizations and individuals occupying, leveling and illegally building houses.

On September 19, 2022, the Kien Giang Provincial Special Task Force coordinated with local authorities to inspect and record the illegal construction of the 79 aforementioned villas. Local authorities also repeatedly issued notices inviting the villa owners to work to verify the origin of the land, the process of buying and selling, construction...

Previously, answering the press regarding the issue of why the handling of these 79 villas was slow, Mr. Huynh Quang Hung - Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Quoc City, said that the reason for the slow handling was because the locality did not have enough forces to enforce the case simultaneously. The number of violators was large and they resided in many localities, so the process of preparing documents for handling took a long time.

“We are not happy about the enforcement, because this is the last step. However, to ensure compliance with the law and the supremacy of the law, we must do it. Partly as a responsibility of the local government, we will overcome weaknesses to do better. Honestly, it is painful to demolish a house worth billions of dong, but we cannot help but do it,” said Mr. Hung. The Chairman of the People’s Committee of Phu Quoc City hopes that the press will propagate so that people are aware and comply with the law, avoiding violations that require enforcement.

Nhat Huy - Trong Quan

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