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Hanoi People’s Court on Tuesday handed sentences to nine officials of Bich Hoa Commune for violations in land management. Hanoi revokes 16 delayed projects for violating land law Four senior HCM City officials charged with land management violations Former officials of Bich Hoa Commune at the first instance trial on Tuesday. Photo vietnamplus.vn They have been charged with abusing their position and power while on duty in line with Article 356 of the Penal Code. Former chairman of Bich Hoa Commune People’s Committee Bui Ngoc Han received a 3-year suspended sentence while Nguyen Van Tinh, a former commune official in charge of land registration was sentenced to 30 months’ probation. Luu Ba Minh, former head of Bich Hoa Commune’s Thanh Luong Village, was sentenced to three years in jail. Bui Van Tang, former head of Thanh Luong Village and former Party Committee Secretary, Bui Van Duyet, Nguyen Van Dang, Nguyen Van Thanh and Pham Van Vinh, former heads of … [Read more...] about Court announces sentences for land violations in Thanh Oai District

Nation Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this month The Saigon Times Daily Thursday,  Dec 12, 2019,15:15 (GMT+7) Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this monthThe Saigon Times Daily Nguyen Huu Tin, while serving as the vice chairman of HCMC between 2011 and 2016 in this file photo, could face a maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment for State property mismanagement – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Former HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Huu Tin will be brought to trial at the end of this month for his alleged involvement in the murky sale of a public plot of land, resulting in losses of over VND800 billion for the State. On Wednesday, the HCMC People’s Court made the decision in the case involving the illegal handover of a 2,300-square-meter public land lot at 15 Thi Sach Street in District 1, HCMC, to one of the companies owned by now-jailed business tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom. The … [Read more...] about Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this month

Nguyen Tan Phuoc, 41, a former sub-lieutenant with the Traffic Police Department in the southern province of Dong Nai, was found guilty of "murder" and "illegal use of military weapons." According to the indictment, Phuoc’s girlfriend opposed a relationship between Bui Viet Hai and her 19-year-old daughter, but had been unable to make them break up. On January 6 last year, after Phuoc’s girlfriend asked him to bring her daughter home, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He took a gun from the office and went to Hai's place to find his girlfriend’s daughter. After Hai told Phuoc that he didn’t know where she was staying, Hai pulled out the gun and shot him. Hai was rushed to a local hospital but died later. In 2010, Phuoc had worked as a driver for retired provincial police chief Nguyen Van Khanh and was given the gun to protect his superior. Phuoc was then transferred to the Traffic Police Department in 2012 but he didn’t hand over the gun to … [Read more...] about Former cop gets 18 years in prison for shooting civilian to death

The trial opened in the Phu Tho People’s Court in the northern province, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Hanoi. Phan Van Vinh, former director of the General Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, and Nguyen Thanh Hoa, former director of the ministry’s Departmentfor High-Tech Crime Prevention, are charged with "abuse of power or position in performance of official duties." Vinh was arrested in April and Hoa a month earlier. They could be sentenced to 5-10 years in prison. The 90 other defendants are charged with six different crimes: gambling, organizing gambling, money laundering, and trading illegal receipts. The trial, guarded by more than 500 cops on the opening day, is expected to last for 20 days. Nguyen Thanh Hoa, former director of the ministry’s cyber crime division, arrives at the Phu Tho People's Court on Monday. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Investigations found Vinh had helped Nguyen Thanh Hoa and Nguyen Van Duong, chairman of … [Read more...] about Former top cops stand trial in massive gambling case

A man in Hanoi has been sentenced to death for the murder of four people in his younger brother’s family over a conflict relating to their property. The municipal People’s Court held the trial of Nguyen Van Dong, 53, on Thursday and sentenced him the same day. The deceased victims are 50-year-old Nguyen Van Hai (Dong’s younger brother), 49-year-old Doan Thi Viet (Dong’s sister-in-law), Nguyen Thi Bac (Dong’s niece), and one-year-old Nguyen Huyen My (Dong’s grandniece). Do Thi Hong Nhung, My’s mother and the wife of Hai’s son – Nguyen Van Hiep, was also attacked but managed to survive. Nguyen Van Dong cries during his trial. Photo: Danh Trong / Tuoi Tre Aside from the death penalty, the court also ruled that Dong would be required to pay the victims’ family VND597 million (US$25,870) as compensation for their losses.  He will also be required to pay Pham Hoang Khanh Diep, Bac’s child, VND1.5 million ($65) per … [Read more...] about Hanoi man sentenced to death for murdering brother’s family over land dispute