High-ranking military officers disciplined

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission issued disciplinary measures against several military officers at its recent 47th session.The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission issued disciplinary measures against several military officers at its recent 47th session.
High-ranking military officers disciplined ảnh 1At the 47th session of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The PartyCentral Committee’s Inspection Commission issued disciplinary measures against several military officers at its recent 47th session.

The session was held in Hanoi from August 11 to13 under the chair of Tran Cam Tu, Secretary of the Party Central Committee andhead of the commission.

The commission found that Lt. Gen. Nguyen VanThanh, former Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and former Commander ofArmy Corps 4; Lt. Gen. Tran Xuan Ninh, former member of the Standing Board ofthe Party Committee and former Vice Commander of Army Corps 4; Col. MaiVan Hao, former member of the Standing Board of the Party Committee andformer Deputy Chief of Staff of Army Corps 4; and Col. Phan Van Tien, formerVice Secretary of the Party Committee and former head of Army Corps 4’s logisticsdepartment, had violated the principle of democratic centralism, workregulations, and legal regulations on land management and use.

Meanwhile, Col. Nguyen Xuan Dong, former ViceSecretary of the Party cell and former head of the technique - technologydivision; Col. Pham Bao, former Vice Secretary of the Party cell and formerhead of the division for economy - planning; and Col. Nguyen Tuan Anh, formerVice Secretary of the Party cell and former head of the finance - accountingdivision of Army Corps 15, had committed violations and revealed shortcomingswhile advising on and organising the implementation of production and businesstasks, along with land investment, management and use.

Col. Nguyen Van Giang, former Vice Secretary ofthe Party Committee of the Vietnam Military Medical University, revealed shortcomingsin the management and use of the school’s dormitory, according to theInspection Commission.

The commission decided to issue warnings to Lt.Gen. Nguyen Van Thanh, Lt. Gen. Tran Xuan Ninh, Col. Mai Van Hao, Col. Phan VanTien, and Col. Nguyen Van Giang, and reprimanded Col. Nguyen Xuan Dong, Col.Pham Bao, and Col. Nguyen Tuan Anh.

As for Nguyen Van Quan, member of the StandingBoard of the Gia Lai Provincial Party Committee and head of that committee’sorganising board, the Inspection Commission held that while serving as a memberof the Party Committee, Secretary of the Party unit and Chief Prosecutor ofthe Provincial People’s Procuracy, he violated the principle of democraticcentralism, work regulations, Party regulations, and State laws on directingthe settlement of an asset misappropriation case, thus hampering theinvestigation, prosecution, and trying of the case and negatively affecting theprestige of the Party organisation and himself.

The commission decided to give Quan a warning.

During the session, it also looked into and madedecisions on other important matters./.
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