7 months of handling the case of Ms. Quynh Anh's 'rapid promotion' in Thanh Hoa

On September 29, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission announced the results of the inspection and consideration of Party disciplinary action against the Party organization and Party members at the Department of Construction.

The announcement clearly stated that, implementing the Resolution of the 12th Central Committee, Session 4, on strengthening Party building and rectification; preventing and repelling the degradation of political ideology, morality, lifestyle, and manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party; at the meeting on February 17, 2017, the Standing Committee of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee assigned the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee to inspect and clarify the assignment of Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh - Head of the Department of Housing Management and Real Estate Market under the Department of Construction to attend an advanced political theory class and add her to the planning for the position of Deputy Director of the Department of Construction.

On February 28, 2017, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 444-CV/TU assigning the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee to direct the inspection of the appointment of leading civil servants under the authority of the Department of Construction, period 2010 - 2015, including the appointment of Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh - Head of the Department of Housing Management and Real Estate Market, reporting to the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee.

Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh was appointed "lightning fast". Photo: Thanh Nien

Considering Report No. 67-BC/BTCTU dated March 22, 2017 of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board and Document No. 3090/UBND-NC dated March 24, 2017 of the Provincial People's Committee; on March 29, 2017, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 476-CV/TU assigning the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee to conduct inspections when there are signs of violations against related organizations and individuals under the Department of Construction, on that basis, handle and recommend strict handling in accordance with the Party's regulations and State laws.

Up to now, the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission has concluded on the inspection results; competent party organizations have conducted reviews and considered disciplinary actions against party organizations and party members with shortcomings and violations. Specifically:

Regarding the inspection results when there are signs of violations in the organization and staff work at the Department of Construction:

- Establishing 3 new committees including: Investment project appraisal committee; Committee for checking construction capacity conditions in the province; Committee for reviewing the quality of construction works to advise on state management work and issuing Decision No. 2180/QD-SXD, dated July 26, 2013, stipulating standards, conditions, and procedures for appointing the positions of department heads and deputy department heads under the Department of Construction without requirements on intermediate political theory qualifications and state management certificates for specialist positions is beyond the authority and not in accordance with the regulations on the organizational structure of the Department of Construction.

- By December 31, 2015, 6 deputy heads of specialized departments were appointed; 45 cases were appointed that did not meet the standards, including comrade Tran Vu Quynh Anh who was appointed to the position of deputy head of department, head of the Department of Housing Management and Real Estate Market, who did not meet the standards of intermediate political theory level, state management training at the specialist level and working time in the assigned field of expertise and profession; 4 heads of departments and deputy heads of departments were appointed when they were over the appointment age compared to the regulations of the Provincial People's Committee. The responsibility for the above shortcomings and violations belongs to: the Director, the Deputy Directors of the Department of Construction, the Chief of Office and Deputy Chief of Office of the Department of Construction in charge of personnel organization, period 2010 - 2015, headed and directly responsible by comrade Ngo Van Tuan, former Director of the Department of Construction, period 2010 - 2015.

- The decision to dismiss Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh without reporting to the Department of Home Affairs, without publicizing it to the staff, civil servants, and employees in the Agency as prescribed; handing over the civil servant file (original file) to comrade Tran Vu Quynh Anh when she resigned is contrary to regulations.

Responsibility for the above shortcomings and violations belongs to: Comrade Dao Vu Viet, Director of the Department; Comrade Tran Xuan Hoan, Chief of Office of the Department of Construction, from 2016 to present, in which the Chief of Office of the Department is directly responsible for returning civil servant files (original files) contrary to regulations.

Regarding sending Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh to study advanced political theory:

- At the time of being sent to study advanced political theory at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh was eligible to be sent to study according to regulations. However, during the review process, the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee had not yet comprehensively evaluated and reviewed the dossier, especially the work process and practical capacity, so it did not detect any errors or violations in the appointment of the position of deputy head of department, head of department, and addition to the planning of the position of deputy director of the Department, creating conditions for Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh to be eligible to be sent to study.

- The Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee has reviewed and proposed that the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics consider recruiting provincial officials to study advanced political theory, but did not report to the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee; signed and issued Decision No. 1254-QD/BTCTU dated August 18, 2015 to send officials to study advanced political theory, including Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh, which is not in accordance with current regulations on assignment and decentralization of management of the organization and personnel of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee.

Responsibility for the above shortcomings and shortcomings belongs to: The leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board, during the period of 2010 - 2015, directly comrade Phan Quang Vinh, Deputy Head in charge of training and fostering cadres, did not follow the correct handling process and directly signed Decision No. 1254-QD/BTCTU, which was not in accordance with regulations, allowing Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh to attend school; The Head of the Policy and Training Department of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board is responsible for not carefully reviewing Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh's work and training process to advise the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board.

The shortcomings and mistakes of the leaders and related individuals of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board have not reached the level of requiring one of the Party's disciplinary measures; the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee has requested a thorough review and serious lessons learned.

Regarding the planning addition of Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh to the position of Deputy Director of the Department of Construction:

- On July 9, 2014, the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee met and agreed on a list of reviewed and supplemented positions for leaders of departments, agencies, provincial agencies, and districts, towns, and cities for the 2015-2020 period to send to the members of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee for comments.

- After that, the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee synthesized and completed the documents to report at the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee Conference. On August 27, 2014, the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee met, with the agenda including reviewing and supplementing the planning of cadres under its management for the period 2015 - 2020.

- On October 29, 2014, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, period 2010 - 2014 issued Decision No. 1661-QD/TU approving the A2 planning of leaders and managers of the Department of Construction, period 2015 - 2020, in the list there is comrade Tran Vu Quynh Anh planned as deputy director of the department in charge of construction management.

Because the above content is related to a number of comrades of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, period 2010 - 2014, on June 19, 2017, the Provincial Party Standing Committee issued Document No. 562-CV/TU reporting to the Central Inspection Committee.

Regarding the declaration of assets of Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh:

- During her work from the time she signed a labor contract at the Provincial Labor Federation (2010) until she left the Department of Construction (September 23, 2016), Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh was not found to have engaged in corruption. By the time the Provincial Inspectorate conducted an inspection at the Department of Construction, Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh was no longer a cadre or civil servant, so there was not enough basis to check and verify her assets.

- The Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission conducted an inspection when there were signs of violations against the Party organization and related cadres and Party members at the Department of Construction. Through the inspection, it was found that: Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh was subject to asset declaration but did not declare in the CV (Form 2C/TCTW-98), Party Membership Card; did not declare periodically every year; did not declare additional information when appointed as deputy head of department, head of department and in the personnel file of the Party Congress of the Department, term 2015 - 2020, violating the regulations on asset declaration of the Party and the State. During the inspection, the Inspection Delegation of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission invited Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh to work many times to explain, but she was not present, so there was no basis to consider her assets.

Responsibility for the above violations belongs to Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh for being dishonest and not strictly following the Party and State's regulations on asset declaration.

Results of review and disciplinary action against party organizations and party members with shortcomings and violations:

Pursuant to Regulation No. 181-QD/TW dated March 30, 2013 of the Politburo on disciplinary action against violating party members and Regulation No. 263-QD/TW dated October 8, 2014 of the Politburo on disciplinary action against violating party organizations; considering the content, nature, extent, harm, cause of violations and aggravating and mitigating circumstances, competent party organizations have reviewed, considered and disciplined party organizations and party members with shortcomings and violations as follows:

1. The Provincial Party Executive Committee decided to discipline comrade Ngo Van Tuan, member of the Provincial Party Committee, member of the Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, former Party Secretary, former Director of the Department of Construction, period 2010 - 2015 with the form of disciplinary reprimand.

2. Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee of Provincial Agencies

- Decision to discipline the Party Cell of the Department of Housing Management and Real Estate Market of the Department of Construction by the form of disciplinary reprimand.

- Decision to discipline the Party Committee of the Department of Construction by the form of disciplinary reprimand.

- Decision to discipline comrade Tran Vu Quynh Anh, Party Committee member, former Head of Housing Management and Real Estate Market Department of the Department of Construction by the form of disciplinary expulsion from the Party.

3. Inspection Committee of the Party Committee of Provincial Agencies

- Decided to discipline comrade Tran Xuan Hoan, Party Committee member, Party cell secretary, Chief of Office of the Department of Construction with the form of disciplinary reprimand.

- Decision to discipline comrade Le Ba Hai, Party Committee member, Party Cell Secretary, Head of Housing Management and Real Estate Market Department of the Department of Construction with the form of disciplinary reprimand.

4. The Provincial Party Executive Committee and competent Party organizations require a thorough review and serious experience-drawing for Party organizations and Party members who have shortcomings and violations but not to the extent of having to apply one of the Party's disciplinary measures, including: Comrade Dao Vu Viet, Provincial Party Committee member, Party Committee Secretary, Director of the Department of Construction; Comrade Nguyen Minh Huan, Deputy Party Committee Secretary, Deputy Director of the Department of Construction; Comrade Trinh Tuan Thanh, Standing Committee member, Chairman of the Party Committee's Inspection Committee, Deputy Director of the Department of Construction; Comrade Le Ngoc Thanh, Standing Committee member of the Party Committee, Deputy Director of the Department of Construction; Comrade Nguyen Anh Xuan, Party Committee member, former Secretary of the Youth Union of the Department of Construction; Comrade Nguyen Trong Thoa, former Party Committee member, former Chief of Office of the Department of Construction; Comrade Tran Quoc Hue, former Secretary of the Youth Union of the Department of Construction; Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee of Agencies and the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board./.

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