
Hanoi (VNA) – The Politburo on August 11 decided to suspend Chairmanof the Hanoi People’s Committee and Vice Secretary of the Hanoi Party CommitteeNguyen Duc Chung from attending activities of the municipal Party Committee andits standing board.
Chung, who is a member of the Party Central Committee, has also beensuspended from his position as Vice Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee.
The decision is made to serve the investigation of the official’sinvolvement in a number of legal cases.
The same day, Chung was also suspended from his job as Chairman of theHanoi People’s Committee by the Prime Minister./.