On November 2, the Investigation Police Agency of Moc Chau District Police ( Son La ) issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings, prosecute the accused and issue a temporary detention order against Nguyen Van Kieu, born in 1987, currently a contract reporter for the newspaper Dan Toc and Phat Trien and Ha Van Binh, born in 1978, currently a contract editor for the 24-hour news channel Phap Luat and Doi Song for the crime of Fraudulent appropriation of property as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 174 of the Penal Code.
Authorities took statements from two subjects.
Previously, on October 31, when they saw a household leveling the land in Ban Chieng Di, Van Ho commune, Van Ho district (Son La) to build a house, Nguyen Van Kieu and Ha Van Binh drove up by car, introducing themselves as officers working at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and asked about the family's land documents. When the homeowner replied that the documents were complete, one of the two subjects suggested that the homeowner give them some money as a gift to report to the leaders.
2 subjects at the police station.
Fearing that the subjects would cause trouble, the homeowner borrowed 5 million VND from nearby residents to give to the subjects. After the two subjects left, the homeowner suspected that the two subjects were not officers from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, so he reported the matter to the Moc Chau District Police.
After receiving the denunciation, the Moc Chau District Police Department investigated, verified and arrested the subjects. The case is currently being further investigated, clarified and strictly handled by the Moc Chau District Police Department in accordance with the law.
Correspondent Duc Cuong (VOV-Northwest)
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