A commune official in Hai Duong was arrested for embezzling martyr worship allowance money.

On September 23, information from the Thanh Mien District Police Investigation Agency ( Hai Duong ) said that this unit has just issued a decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused, and execute a 4-month temporary detention order against Truong Van Dat (41 years old), a commune-level civil servant in charge of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the Lam Son Commune People's Committee (Thanh Mien District) to investigate the crime of embezzlement of property.

According to investigation documents, in early March 2023, Truong Van Dat received 186.2 million VND from the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Thanh Mien District for the 2023 martyr worship allowance. This amount was to pay for 128 people to worship 133 martyrs in Lam Son commune.

Police arrested Truong Van Dat at his workplace.

After receiving the money, Dat only paid 10 people to worship 10 martyrs with a total amount of 14 million VND, then forged the signatures and handwriting of 118 people to worship 123 martyrs, and created a settlement file to submit to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Thanh Mien District to appropriate a total amount of more than 172 million VND for personal expenses.

Immediately after receiving information about the case of appropriation of martyr worship allowance money occurring in Lam Son commune, the leaders of Thanh Mien District Police directed the Criminal - Economic - Drug Investigation Police Team to investigate and clarify the related behavior of Truong Van Dat for strict handling according to the provisions of law.

Thanh Mien District Police Department is continuing to expand the investigation, clarify and handle Truong Van Dat according to the law.

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