The Party Committee of Hai Phong City has announced the disciplinary action to be taken against three officials in Tien Lang District and asked local authorities to dismiss two others for their wrongdoings in the unlawful land withdrawal imposed on Doan Van Vuon, a local farmer, last month.
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| The tent set up by Vuon's wife as a shelter after her house was demolished has recently collapsed and she and her children are living with her sister-in-law's family - Photo: Tuoi Tre |
The committee also requested the chairperson of the Hai Phong City People’s Committee to dismiss Le Van Hien, chairman of the District People’s Committee and his deputy Nguyen Van Khanh, who have been on suspension since February 7.
All those who have been found committing wrongdoing in the land withdrawal case must give apologies to the affected persons and must be held responsible for their lawbreaking, the committee said.
Dan Duc Hiep, standing deputy chairman of the city People’s Committee, told Tuoi Tre yesterday that the procedures for dismissing Hien and Khanh were underway.
As reported earlier, 49-year-old Doan Van Vuon acted violently against the Tien Lang District authorities’ decision to withdraw 40 hectares of land allocated to him. Vuon reacted aggressively against those carrying out the forced removal, causing injury to 6 police officers on January 5, 2012. One day later, district authorities allegedly destroyed his house.
In the February 10 meeting to resolve the case, the Prime Minister concluded that district authorities had violated the Law on Land in reclaiming Vuon’s property and ordered the district to revoke all of their illegal decisions and return the land to Vuon.
Since their violent resistance, Vuon and 3 other members of his family have been arrested and prosecuted on charges of “attempted murder and acting against law enforcement officers”, while 2 other members, including his wife, were indicted for resisting law enforcement officers on duty, but were let out on bail.
Yesterday, Nguyen Thi Thuong, Vuon’s wife, said she had sent an appeal to President Truong Tan Sang petitioning him to give exceptional consideration to her family by setting free Vuon and her other relatives and exempting them and her from criminal responsibilities.
After her house was demolished, Thuong set up a tent as a shelter but the tent has recently collapsed and she and her children are living with her sister-in-law's family.
Compensation
Yesterday the Tien Lang District Brackish Water Aquaculture Association petitioned the chairman of the city people’s committee to consider compensation to Vuon for damage caused by the forced removal and the destruction of his house.
In its petition, the association requests that the chairman order concerned agencies to evaluate the damage to form a basis for compensation.
The association also asked the city People’s Procuracy, Police Department, and other relevant law agencies to launch a criminal investigation of the case and clearly determine the legal responsibilities of all those involved.
