The Secretariat decided to discipline former Minister Bui Quang Vinh.
The Secretariat decided to discipline Mr. Bui Quang Vinh with a reprimand in connection with the Mobifone purchase of AVG shares.
On November 27, 2018, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, the Secretariat met under the chairmanship of General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong to consider the proposal of the Central Inspection Committee in Submission No. 149-TTr/UBKTTW, dated November 21, 2018, on the proposal to consider and discipline Mr. Bui Quang Vinh - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Minister of Planning and Investment related to the responsibility for violations that occurred in the Mobifone Telecommunications Corporation project to buy 95% of shares of Global Audiovisual Joint Stock Company.
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| Former Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh. |
The Secretariat found that during his tenure as Secretary of the Party Committee and Minister of Planning and Investment, Mr. Bui Quang Vinh was responsible as the head and lacked responsibility when signing Official Dispatch No. 721/BKHĐT-KCHTĐT, dated November 24, 2015 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment requesting the Prime Minister to approve the investment policy of the Project.
After receiving unusual information about the Project, Mr. Bui Quang Vinh sent a document requesting to stop the Project, but at that time the Ministry of Information and Communications had decided to approve and implement the Project.
Mr. Bui Quang Vinh has seriously self-criticized, clearly recognized his violations and shortcomings and accepted the disciplinary action. The competent authorities have reviewed and determined that Mr. Bui Quang Vinh's violations and shortcomings must be subject to strict disciplinary action according to the Party's regulations.
Pursuant to Regulation No. 102-QD/TW dated December 15, 2017 of the Politburo on disciplinary action against violating Party members, considering the content, level, consequences of the violations and the working process and contributions to the Party and State of Mr. Bui Quang Vinh, the Secretariat decided to discipline Mr. Bui Quang Vinh with the form of reprimand./.
