Vice Chairman of Hanoi Chu Xuan Dung was arrested
Mr. Chu Xuan Dung, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee and Mr. Vu Hong Nam, former Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan, were accused of taking bribes in the "rescue flight" case.
On December 22, Lieutenant General To An Xo, Chief of Office and spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, said that Mr. Dung and Nam were prosecuted and temporarily detained by the Ministry of Public Security's Security Investigation Agency for the crime ofTake bribes.
Regarding the case, the Ministry of Public Security's Security Investigation Agency prosecuted and detained Ms. Pham Bich Hang, Director of Vina Mi Chi Joint Stock Company, for the crime ofBribery.
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Mr. Vu Hong Nam. Photo:International |
Mr. Nam, 59 years old, is a diplomat with 34 years of foreign affairs experience, serving as Assistant Minister and Chief of Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese.
On the evening of December 22, the Hanoi Party Committee announced that the City Party Executive Committee had voted unanimously to propose that competent authorities consider expelling Mr. Dung, member of the City Party Committee, member of the Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee (term 2021-2026), from the Party.
According to the City Party Committee, Mr. Dung committed violations that caused serious consequences, outrage in society, and reduced the prestige of the Party organization. He degraded in political ideology, morality, and lifestyle; abused his position and power to violate the policy of approving businesses to conduct rescue flights, bringing citizens from abroad back to the country for quarantine in Hanoi; violated regulations on what Party members are not allowed to do, responsibility to set an example, and violated the law.
Mr. Dung, 49 years old, has many years of experience working in the education sector. In December 2020, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee after three years as Director of the Department of Education and Training.
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Mr. Chu Xuan Dung in an interview about Covid-19 prevention work. Photo:Vo Hai |
The prosecution of three more people took place in the context of the Ministry of Public Security's Security Investigation Agency expanding the case.Bribery, Receiving bribes, Fraudulent appropriation of propertyoccurred at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transport, Government Office and related units when carrying out rescue flights.
After more than 11 months of investigation, more than 35 people have been arrested. Among the accused groupTake bribesincluding Mr. Nguyen Quang Linh (Assistant to the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister); Mr. To Anh Dung (former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs); Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong Lan (former Director of the Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and many diplomatic officers working in Japan, Malaysia, Russia, and Angola.
At the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security, Mr. Tran Van Du (former deputy director) and two subordinates Vu Sy Cuong and Vu Anh Tuan were arrested for the crime.Take bribes.
Ms. Pham Thi Kim Ngan (officer of the Administrative Department, Inspection Magazine, under the Government Inspectorate) is currently the only person being investigated for the crime.Broker bribery.
