The Ministry of Defense is taking disciplinary steps against Admiral Nguyen Van Hien.

The Politburo decided to discipline Admiral Nguyen Van Hien by removing him from the following positions: Member of the Central Military Party Committee for the 2005-2010 term; Member of the Executive Committee of the Navy Party Committee for the 2005-2010 term (including Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Member of the Executive Committee of the Navy Party Committee for the 2005-2010 term).

At the same time, the Politburo requested competent authorities to take administrative disciplinary action against Mr. Nguyen Van Hien in accordance with party discipline regulations.

Respond to the press on this issue atThe second quarter press conference of the Ministry of National Defense took place on the afternoon of July 9.Major General Nguyen Van Duc, Director of the Propaganda Department and Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, said that the Ministry of National Defense is currently carrying out procedures to submit to competent authorities to handle administrative disciplinary action against Mr. Nguyen Van Hien according to the provisions of law.

Ministry of National Defense press conference for the second quarter, afternoon of July 9

"The Central Military Commission's viewpoint is to handle the situation strictly, cautiously, objectively, rationally, with the right people, the right shortcomings, the right procedures, without exception" - Major General Nguyen Van Duc said.

According to the Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, the fact that the Central Military Commission Standing Committee must take disciplinary action against violating collectives and individuals belonging to affiliated agencies and units is undesirable, but necessary to strictly maintain Party regulations, State laws, and military discipline.

Previously, at the Politburo meeting on the morning of June 21, 2019 chaired by General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, after considering the proposal of the Central Inspection Commission in Submission No. 201-TTr/UBKTTW, dated June 7, 2019, on the proposal to take party discipline against Admiral Nguyen Van Hien, the Politburo found that during his tenure as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Commander of the Navy, Mr. Nguyen Van Hien was responsible for serious violations and shortcomings of the Standing Committee of the Navy Party Committee in deploying and organizing the implementation of the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee in the management and use of defense land managed by the Navy.

Mr. Hien is primarily responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the Navy and personally responsible for the violations and shortcomings: Improperly exercising authority, violating legal regulations on land management and use, investment and construction of 10 defense lands; violating the principle of democratic centralism and the Working Regulations of the Navy Party Committee, lax leadership and direction, and lacking responsibility for inspection and supervision in the management and use of defense lands.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hien

During the review process, Mr. Nguyen Van Hien seriously acknowledged his political responsibility for the violations and shortcomings of the Party Committee Standing Committee and the Navy, and his personal responsibility for the violations and shortcomings in performing his assigned duties and tasks.

The authorities have reviewed and determined that Mr. Nguyen Van Hien's violations and shortcomings were very serious, causing great damage to the State and Army's money and assets, leading to a number of cadres and party members in the Navy being prosecuted, investigated and criminally prosecuted, negatively affecting the reputation of the Party organization, the Army and Mr. Hien himself.

Previously, at the 36th session, the Central Inspection Commission held a meeting to propose that the Politburo and the Secretariat consider and discipline Mr. Nguyen Van Hien. Accordingly, during his tenure as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Commander of the Navy, Mr. Hien must also be responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the Party Committee Standing Committee; bear primary responsibility for the violations and shortcomings of the Navy and personal responsibility in the management and use of national defense land./.