Prosecution of former commune chairman for abuse of power

16:39, November 13, 2023

The Investigation Police Agency - Provincial Police has just issued a decision to prosecute and order the temporary detention of Nguyen Khac Hung (born in 1973, former Chairman of the People's Committee of Ea Huar Commune, Buon Don District) to investigate the act of Abuse of power while performing official duties.

According to the initial investigation, in the period of 2008 - 2010, based on the need for residential land of the local people, the People's Committee of Ea Huar commune, chaired by Hung at that time, submitted a document to the People's Committee of Buon Don district for approval of a plan to expand the resettlement area for 196 households in Jang Pong village (Ea Huar commune), with a total planned area of 30 hectares. Of which, there are 97 poor ethnic minority households lacking residential land and 99 households with residential land located in flooded areas.

Heroic subject at the investigation agency.

Subject Nguyen Khac Hung at the investigation agency.

On October 5, 2010, the People's Committee of Buon Don district issued a decision approving and assigning responsibility to the People's Committee of Ea Huar commune to coordinate with relevant departments and offices to implement land allocation to the people to ensure the right beneficiaries and in accordance with the approved planning. However, during the implementation process, Hung arbitrarily adjusted the beneficiaries and organized land allocation to households outside the land use plan.

Accordingly, from 2010 to 2012, Hung established Council 147, organized the division of plots, drawing lots and allocating land to 129 households not on the list according to the plan approved by the District People's Committee. Among them, many households were officials, civil servants, public employees and in some cases were Hung's relatives.

Hung's abuse of power caused damage to the State totaling more than 2.3 billion VND at the time of valuation in 2010.

Currently, the case is being further investigated by the Investigation Police Agency - Provincial Police to handle the responsibilities of the members of Council 147 and other related individuals according to the provisions of law.

Le Thanh

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