On March 26, the Department of Home Affairs of An Giang province submitted a proposal to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to discipline Mr. Nguyen Viet Tri, former Director of the Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

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Mr. Nguyen Viet Tri, former Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of An Giang province. Photo: XD

According to the Department of Home Affairs of An Giang province, in early February, Mr. Tri was disciplined by the Provincial Party Executive Committee in the form of a "warning" due to violations related to the implementation of projects, The bidding package was won by Progressive International Joint Stock Company and businesses belonging to the AIC ecosystem.

In addition, the former Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment also violated the principle of democratic centralism, Party regulations, and State laws in illegally intervening to help Trung Hau Company - Total 68 in the licensing process. sand excavation.

For this behavior, Mr. Tri was disciplined by the Central Inspection Committee in the form of "expulsion".

Therefore, to ensure proper disciplinary principles according to regulations, the Department of Home Affairs of An Giang province proposed a general decision with the highest disciplinary form of "removal of position status".

Previously, on August 15, 8, the Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security prosecuted and temporarily detained Mr. Nguyen Viet Tri to investigate charges of accepting bribes related to the sand mining activities of the Joint Stock Company. Trung Hau investment part – Total 2023. 

Director of An Giang Department of Natural Resources and Environment was arrested for accepting bribes in a sand smuggling ringMr. Nguyen Viet Tri, Director of An Giang Department of Natural Resources and Environment, was arrested on charges of accepting bribes related to a large illegal sand network.