Mr. Vo Kim Cu ceased to hold the position of Chairman of the Cooperative Alliance.

On September 13, a source from the Government Office said that the competent authorities have completed the procedures for Mr. Vo Kim Cu to retire and cease holding the position of Chairman of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance.

On September 13, a source from the Government Office said that the competent authorities have completed the procedures for Mr. Vo Kim Cu (born in 1957) to retire and cease holding the position of Chairman of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance from October. Other personnel will be introduced to replace Mr. Vo Kim Cu's position in accordance with relevant regulations.

The source also explained that last week's press report that Mr. Vo Kim Cu was concurrently holding the position of Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Innovation and Development of Collective and Cooperative Economy was not "a person who had been disciplined but was still assigned an additional position".

Specifically, the position of Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Innovation and Development of Collective Economy and Cooperatives is a concurrent position assigned to the President of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, so whoever is the President of this organization "will of course also hold the role of Deputy Head of the Steering Committee".

Previously, at the press conference on May 4, Minister and Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said that after the Secretariat issued a decision to discipline Mr. Vo Kim Cu, the competent authorities performing assigned tasks reviewed his position to advise competent authorities.

Mr. Vo Kim Cu, Chairman of Vietnam Cooperative Alliance. Photo: Vo Hai

In August, the Prime Minister signed a decision to remove the status of former Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province for the 2005-2010 term and former Chairman of the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province for the 2010-2015 term from Mr. Vo Kim Cu.

In April, due to violations related to the Formosa incident causing pollution of the Central region sea, the Secretariat decided to remove Mr. Vo Kim Cu from the position of Standing Committee member of the Provincial Party Committee for the 2005-2010 and 2010-2015 terms (including removal from the positions of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee according to regulations).

According to the conclusion of the Secretariat, Mr. Vo Kim Cu directly signed many documents that were not in accordance with regulations in granting investment certificates; assigning and leasing sea surface; agreeing in principle to let Formosa Company self-clear the land to build wastewater discharge pipelines that were not in accordance with regulations...; lacking responsibility in directing, inspecting, and supervising the project implementation process.

According to VNE