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Former Ministers of Information and Communications put into custody

Former Ministers of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son and Truong Minh Tuan were prosecuted and put into custody on February 23 with the accusation of violating provisions on the public investment capital management and use and causing serious consequences.
Former Ministers of Information and Communications put into custody ảnh 1Former Ministers of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son (L) and Truong Minh Tuan (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Former Ministers of Informationand Communications Nguyen Bac Son and Truong Minh Tuan were prosecuted and putinto custody on February 23 with the accusation of violating provisions on thepublic investment capital management and use and causing serious consequences.

The move was made at decisions and orders by the Ministry ofPublic Security and approved by the Supreme People’s Procuracy the same day.The ministry is currently accelerating the investigation into the case in linewith the provisions of the law.

The prosecution of the case was started on July 10 last year.

Son has been disciplined by having his status as formerMinister of Information and Communications of the 2011-2016 tenure erased. On October6 last year, the Party Central Committee of the 12th tenure disciplinedSon by stripping him of the status of a member of the Party Central Committeeof the 11th tenure and the Secretary of the Party Committee of theministry of the 2011-2016 tenure. Son was also held by the Politburo to bearthe main responsibility for the wrongdoings of the Party Committee of theministry in its 2011-2016 tenure.

Son’s wrongdoings and a number of other individuals arerated as very serious, causing a great loss of the State assets, negativelyaffecting the operation and equitisation of MobiFone telecommunications groupas well as the prestige of the Party organisations and the ministry, causingdiscontent in the society.

As for Tuan, he has been removed from the post of theMinister of Information and Communications. On July 12 last year, the Politburodecided to discipline him by giving him a warning and relieving him from theposition of the Secretary of the Party Committee of the ministry of the2016-2021 tenure for his wrongdoings in leading, guiding and implementing theMobiFone’s project to buy 95 percent of AVG Company.

On July 18 last year, the Prime Minister signed a decisionto discipline then Minister Tuan by giving him a warning. Later, on July 23,2018, the President signed a decision to suspend him as the minister and onJuly 27 the same year, the Politburo issued a decision to put him in theposition of deputy head of the Popularisation and Education Commission of theParty Central Committee.-VNA
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