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Information from the Ministry of Public Security on the afternoon of January 2 said that the Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling of the Ministry of Public Security has temporarily detained Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Hiep to investigate the act of "Receiving bribes".
According to the Ministry of Public Security, the Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling of the Ministry of Public Security is investigating the case of Bribery, Receiving Bribes, and Abuse of Position and Power while Performing Official Duty, which occurred in Lam Dong Province and a number of related localities, according to Decision on Prosecution of Criminal Case No. 10/QD-CSKT-P10 dated March 4, 2023; Decision supplementing Decision on Prosecution of Criminal Case No. 14/QD/CSKT-P10 dated August 9, 2023 and No. 24/QD-CSKT-P2 dated November 25, 2023; the case is under the supervision and direction of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption and Negativity.
Expanding the investigation of the case, the Police Agency determined that: Mr. Tran Van Hiep, Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, had accepted bribes related to the Dai Ninh Urban Commercial, Tourism and Ecological Resort Project in Lam Dong Province. Mr. Tran Van Hiep's actions violated the crime of "Accepting bribes", stipulated in Clause 4, Article 354 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017).
On January 2, 2024, the Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling of the Ministry of Public Security issued a decision to prosecute the accused, an order to arrest the accused for temporary detention, and a search warrant for Tran Van Hiep for the above-mentioned crime. After the Supreme People's Procuracy approved, the Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling of the Ministry of Public Security executed the above decisions and orders in accordance with the provisions of law.
The Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling under the Ministry of Public Security is continuing to investigate and expand the case; reviewing, seizing, and freezing the assets of the subjects, ensuring complete recovery for the State.
TH (according to Tin Tuc newspaper)