Incumbent, former science, health, securities officials disciplined

Hanoi (VNA) – Disciplinary measures have been issued for current and former officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) for previous wrongdoings.

The decisions were made at the 15th session of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission on May 16 and 17.

In a communiqué released on May 18, the commission said it had implemented the 13th session’s conclusions on considering disciplinary measures for the collectives and individuals involved in the wrongdoings committed by the Party units at the MoST, MoH and SSC.

Based on Party regulations, it decided to expel Trinh Thanh Hung, member of the MoST’s Party Committee, Vice Secretary of the Party Cell and Deputy Director of the MoST’s Department of Science and Technology for Economic - Technical Branches, from the Party.

A warning was issued to Pham Cong Tac, member of the Party delegation to and Deputy Minister  of the MoST; Nguyen Thien Thanh, former Secretary of the Party Cell and former Director of the Office for key State-level programmes; Le Bach Quang, Chairman of the advisory council and the council for checking and taking over the scientific project on developing COVID-19 test kits.

A reprimand was given to Nguyen Dinh Hau, member of the MoST’s Party Committee for 2015 - 2020, Secretary of the Party Cell and Director of the MoST’s Department for Science and Technology for Economic - Technical Branches.

The Inspection Commission also proposed the Politburo consider disciplinary action against the Party delegation to the MoST for the 2016 - 2021 tenure, along with Chu Ngoc Anh, former Secretary of the Party delegation to and former Minister of the MoST. Anh is currently a member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee.

For those at the MoH, the commission decided to expel two former officials from the Party. They are Nguyen Minh Tuan, former Director of the Department for Medical Equipment and Facilities; and Nguyen Nam Lien, former Vice Secretary and former head of the organisation board of the ministry’s Party Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee and former Director of the Planning and Financial Department.

A warning was issued to Nguyen Truong Son, member of the Party delegation to and Deputy Minister of the MoH; and Dang Duc Anh, member of the Party Committee of Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung district, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

Do Xuan Tuyen, member of the Party Committee at the Central Agencies’ Bloc, Secretary of the Party delegation to the MoH, Secretary of the Party Committee, and Deputy Minister of Health; and Nguyen Manh Cuong, member of the standing board of the MoH Party Committee, head of the MoH Party Committee’s inspection board, and Secretary of the Party Committee and head of the MoH’ Inspectorate were reprimanded.

The commission proposed the Politburo consider disciplinary measures for the Party delegation to the MoH in the 2016 - 2021 tenure, along with Nguyen Thanh Long, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party delegation to the MoH and Health Minster.

Regarding the SSC, its Party Committee in the 2015 - 2020 and 2020 - 2025 tenures received warnings.

Le Hai Tra, Secretary of the Party Committee and General Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, was expelled from the Party.

Tran Van Dung, member of the Ministry of Finance’s Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the SSC, was dismissed from all Party positions.

Meanwhile, a warning was issued to Vu Bang, former Secretary of the Party Committee and former Chairman of the SSC; Nguyen Thanh Long, member of the Finance Ministry’s Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, and Chairman of the Members’ Council of the Vietnam Stock Exchange; and Nguyen Son, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Securities Depository./.