Tran Cong Loc, Chief Procurator of the People’s Procuracy of the southern province of Ca Mau, has been replaced by Dam Hoang Vu, previously Vice Chief Procurator.
Loc was dismissed for violating regulations on declaring assets. Loc declared that he had only two houses, one in Ca Mau city and another in Soc Trang city, two breeding shrimp farms and two motorbikes. However, inspectors found out that besides the luxurious house worth a billion dong that Loc’s family is using, the chief procurator owns some other plots of land and houses located in very good positions in Ca Mau city, worth tens of billion dong.
In addition, Loc built a family temple in Nga Nam district, Soc Trang province, worth billions of dong. It is the largest of its kind in the Mekong Delta.
Loc also committed other violations related to land, irresponsibility, as well as has four children. State employees are allowed to have only two children.
In May 2008, the People’s Supreme Procuracy decided to suspend Loc from his job. On May 22, the Ca Mau Party Committee dismissed Loc from the Party and asked the People’s Supreme Procuracy to dismiss Loc from his post of Chief Procurator.
