Temporarily suspend 2 people

On March 1, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province issued a press release about the suspected embezzlement of donation money that occurred at Mr. Hoang Muoi temple.

According to the press release, according to the operating regulations of the temple management board, the shifts are responsible for collecting oil drops on the altars and putting them into safes (oil drop boxes).

During the shift on February 25, 2, in the process of collecting merit money (oil drop money) at the altars, an incident occurred where an employee put money in a candy box and then took it home to put it in his personal bed.

Immediately after receiving the information, Hung Nguyen District People's Committee established a team to verify the information and decided to temporarily suspend the work of the two individuals involved; Install surveillance cameras at the place where the donation money seal box is located to ensure management and supervision.

At the same time, additional signs warn tourists not to place money on altars.

“The District People's Committee is directing the district's authorities to urgently verify and clarify the cause and extent of violations by each individual and organization. After having the results of inspection and verification, the District People's Committee will report in detail on the violations as well as the form of handling for each individual and organization that caused the violations," the announcement emphasized.

As Traffic Newspaper reported, after tourists left money on the worship table at Mr. Hoang Muoi temple (Xuan Am hamlet, Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district), someone took it back.

However, instead of taking the money from the altar and putting it into the merit box according to regulations, a man stuffed it into a pre-peeled cookie box.

This person then took it back and kept it at his bed. When asked, this person said he took some for the brothers to have breakfast and be on duty at night.