Prosecution of a reporter for ‘extortion of property’ in Phu Tho

On the morning of April 20, information from the Phu Tho Provincial Police said that, through the work of understanding the situation, the Criminal Police Department of the Phu Tho Province Police and the Lam Thao District Police discovered a group of reporters introduced to work at a channel. Television in Hanoi shows signs of property appropriation.

The leading subject is Vu Thi Le Nhi (born in 1974, residing in Hanoi). Nhi and a number of subjects, in the course of their work, went to areas in Phu Tho province to find out and record cases with signs of violations in the fields of mineral mining, leveling and ground clearance. license…

After detecting and recording violations, the subject contacted the violator directly and threatened, asking them to give a sum of money or else it would be sent to the authorities.

In order to avoid detection by the authorities, Nhi gave the organization or individual signs of violation the account number in someone else’s name, then transferred the money through multiple accounts and then transferred to her own account.

Considering the complex nature of the criminal acts of the subjects, the Phu Tho Provincial Police reported to the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security, established a special case to fight and handle according to the provisions of law.

On April 15, the Police Department of Phu Tho Provincial Police successfully fought the project. The initial results were enough grounds to prosecute a criminal case, prosecute the accused and issue a temporary detention order for Vu Thi Le Nhi for the crime of “appropriating property” specified in Article 170 of the Penal Code.

Currently, the police agency is expanding the investigation and clarifying the behavior of the subjects involved to handle in accordance with the law.

Nhi Tien