Detention of deputy director of Phu Yen Department of Justice

Deputy Director of the Department of Justice, Deputy Director of the Tax Department of Phu Yen Province were detained and detained for investigation.

On the evening of May 13, talking to PLO, a leader of the Phu Yen Provincial Police Investigation Agency confirmed that the Provincial Police Department had detained Mr. Mai Hac Loi, Deputy Director of the Department of Justice and Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Duy. Deputy Head of the Tax Department of this province. These two men were detained under the order of the Procuracy to ensure the prosecution and trial of the case of violations in price reduction when auctioning 262 land lots.

The investigation agency of the Phu Yen Provincial Police Department handed over the decision to prosecute the accused against Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Deputy Director of the Phu Yen Tax Department. Photo: TAN LOC

Earlier, on April 12, the Phu Yen Provincial Police Investigation Agency transferred the file, requesting the People’s Procuracy of this province to prosecute Mr. Mai Hac Loi, Nguyen Ngoc Duy and three former leaders of this province for crimes. violates regulations on management and use of state assets, causing loss and waste according to Clause 3, Article 219 of the Penal Code.

The five defendants proposed to be prosecuted include Nguyen Chi Hien, former Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; Nguyen Thi No, former Deputy Director of the Department of Finance; Ngo Quang Phu, former Deputy Director of Department of Natural Resources and Environment; Mai Hac Loi, Deputy Director of the Department of Justice; Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Deputy Director of the Tax Department of Phu Yen province.

The Public Security Bureau of Phu Yen Province worked with Mr. Mai Hac Loi, Deputy Director of the Department of Justice. Photo: TAN LOC

When prosecuting the accused, on June 4, 2021, the police agency of Phu Yen province police detained Mr. Nguyen Chi Hien and Ms. Nguyen Thi No. After that, both of these defendants were allowed to change their prevention measures, released on bail, and banned from leaving their places of residence.

The other three defendants Ngo Quang Phu, Mai Hac Loi, and Nguyen Ngoc Duy who were prosecuted on August 24, 2021, were released on bail and banned from leaving their residence. Up to now, the two suspects, Loi and Duy, have been detained under the orders of the provincial People’s Procuracy.

The investigating agency determined: with the position of permanent vice chairman of the Phu Yen Special Auction Council, Mr. Mai Hac Loi, Deputy Director of the Department of Justice, agreed with Mr. Nguyen Chi Hien in the illegal price reduction. determined at the wholesale auction of 262 land lots.

And Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Deputy Director of the Tax Department of Phu Yen Province, a member of the Special Auction Council, is responsible for monitoring the province’s budget revenue and preventing revenue loss. However, Mr. Duy agreed to reduce the land use fee contrary to the law.

Area 262 land lots are put up for auction. Photo: TAN LOC

According to the investigation conclusion, during the wholesale auction of land use rights of 262 plots of land in the new urban area project South of Tuy Hoa City, Nguyen Chi Hien, Nguyen Thi No, Mai Hac Loi, Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Ngo Quang Phu and related people have agreed to reduce the price of more than 8 billion dong against the law for the auction winning buyer.

The buyer of these 262 plots of land is Ms. Ngo Thi Dieu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of An Phu Thinh Tourism and Construction Investment Development Joint Stock Company (headquartered in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province).

In which, Mr. Hien plays the role of mastermind and directing throughout. The remaining defendants knew that the above actions had no legal basis, but still performed them.