Phan Thiet Beach Tourism Urban Area Project, Binh Thuan Province – Photo: D.TRONG
This decision is to investigate the act of “violating regulations on management and use of State assets causing loss and waste” occurring at the Phan Thiet Beach Tourism Urban Area project by Rang Joint Stock Company. Dong is the investor.
Former Chairman of Binh Thuan province Le Tien Phuong was arrested in connection with what crime?
In addition to Mr. Phuong, the Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security also prosecuted and temporarily detained the following defendants: Xa Duong Thang (former director of the Department of Construction), Do Ngoc Diep (former chairman of Phan Thiet City People’s Committee), Ho Nhu Hai ( former deputy director of Southern Information and Valuation Joint Stock Company – Binh Thuan branch) and Le Anh Huy (former head of general administration department of Binh Thuan Province Land Management Branch).
Many defendants serving prison sentences continue to be prosecuted
In addition, the Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security also decided to prosecute the accused and ordered temporary detention for: Nguyen Van Phong (former standing member of the Land Valuation Council, former vice chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee), Ho Lam, Le Nguyen Thanh Danh (former director and deputy director of the Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment, respectively), Nguyen Thanh Cho, Le Nam Hung and Pham Duy Cuong (former director, deputy director, and deputy department director, respectively) Provincial Land Management Department).
Currently, these six defendants are serving prison sentences in the case of “violating regulations on management and use of state assets causing loss, waste and irresponsibility causing serious consequences” that occurred at the project. Tan Viet Phat commercial, service and residential area 2.
The Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security also decided to prosecute the defendant and banned Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phong (former deputy director of the Provincial Tax Department) from leaving his place of residence.
On the same day, working groups of the Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security executed a search warrant on the residence of Mr. Le Tien Phuong, Xa Duong Thang, Do Ngoc Diep, Ho Nhu Hai, Le Anh Huy, Nguyen Xuan Phong at Phan Thiet City.
“Discard” 20% of the social land fund from the project
According to Tuoi Tre documents, Mr. Le Tien Phuong is the person who signed many important decisions related to the Phan Thiet Beach Tourism Urban Area project – such as reporting a number of issues to the Ministry of Planning and Investment – related to the conversion of golf course purposes to urban construction; Decision on converting land use purposes at the golf course for urban construction; Decision approving specific land prices to calculate land use fees with an area of nearly 36.4 hectares allowed to change purposes in the project…
Mr. Xa Duong Thang was involved in this project when he was director of the Department of Construction of Binh Thuan province. The Department of Construction is the unit that appraises the project’s 1/500 detailed construction planning, in which there is a “swap” of 20% of the land fund for social housing construction to another place.
Mr. Ho Lam is currently the director of the Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is a unit with many important advisors, submitting to the Provincial People’s Committee for approval of many project decisions such as converting the use purpose from golf course land to urban construction land, implementing lake rotation. documents to determine financial obligations, issue land use rights certificates at the project…
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cho – former director of the Land Management Department of Binh Thuan province. The Department was assigned by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to sign a contract with the project’s land price appraisal unit to serve as a basis for the Provincial People’s Committee to collect land use fees.
In addition to “transforming” 20% of the social housing land fund, the Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security also announced the results of the asset appraisal of the 36ha urban land area at the project of more than 2,800 billion VND, while the budget State policy only collected more than 900 billion VND from this area.
Discipline for two terms of the Standing Committee of the Binh Thuan Provincial Party Committee
Regarding the Phan Thiet Beach Tourism Urban Area project, the Politburo has issued a disciplinary warning to the Standing Committee of the Binh Thuan Provincial Party Committee for the terms 2010-2015 and 2015-2020, and the Party Committee of the People’s Committee of Binh Thuan province. the terms 2011-2016 and 2016-2021.
Two former secretaries of the Binh Thuan Provincial Party Committee, including Mr. Huynh Van Ti (term 2010-2015), were disciplined and reprimanded, and Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung (term 2015-2020) was warned. Particularly, Mr. Le Tien Phuong (chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee for the 2011-2016 term) was removed from all positions in the Party and government.
