Five to be prosecuted in exam cheating scandal in Ha Giang
Ha Giang province's police have completed their investigations and proposed the provincial People’s Court begin legal proceedings against five suspects related to a national high school exam cheating scandal.
Local police declare an order for detention for Vu Trong Luong (standing) on July 20, 2018.(Photo: VNA)
Ha Giang (VNA) - Ha Giang province's police have completed theirinvestigations and proposed the provincial People’s Court begin legalproceedings against five suspects related to a national high school examcheating scandal.
The information has been released byColonel Le Van Canh, spokesman of the Ha Giang Department of Police.
The five suspects will be prosecuted for abusingtheir position and power while on duty.
They are Vu Trong Luong, deputy head of theExamination and Quality Management Division under Ha Giang province's Departmentof Education and Training (DOET); Nguyen Thanh Hoai, head of the division;Trieu Thi Chinh, deputy director of the Ha Giang DOET; Pham Van Khuong, deputydirector of the Ha Giang DOET; and Le Thi Dung, an official of theInternal Political Guard under the Ha Giang Department of Police.
The five allegedly colluded to use software toraise marks for 107 candidates.
According to the investigation, Hoai acted asinstigator of the crime.
Chinh, who was head of the jury, gave Hoai alist of 13 candidates and asked Hoai to raise the marks of the literature testsfor them.
Dung did not have any responsibility in theexam, but asked Hoai to raise marks for 20 candidates, who were her acquaintances.
Khuong did not join the jury, but asked Hoai toraise marks for his son.
Luong used a computer to raise marks of 309tests for 107 candidates.-VNA
Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has emphasised the acceleration of clarifying abnormal results of the national high school examination in the northern mountainous provinces Ha Giang, Son La and Lang Son.
The investigation bureau of the Ha Giang police on July 20 began criminal proceedings against and issued a three-month temporary detention warrant for Vu Trong Luong,for his involvement in the exam cheating scandal in the province.
The investigation bureau of the Ha Giang police on July 23 began criminal proceedings against and issued a three-month temporary detention warrant for Chief of the local Examination and Quality Management Division Nguyen Thanh Hoai for his involvement in the recent high school exam scandal in the northern mountainous province.
The investigation bureau of Son La province’s police on August 22 began criminal proceedings against deputy chief of the local examination and quality management division Nguyen Thanh Nhan for her wrongdoings in high school exam scandal in which literature scores of 12 students were illegally increased.
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Local police declare an order for detention for Vu Trong Luong (standing) on July 20, 2018.(Photo: VNA) 
