Reason for delay in announcing the handling of 2 market management bosses

On the sidelines of the Government press conference on the afternoon of December 3, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai answeredPVRegarding the reason for the delay in announcing the results of the disciplinary action against the two Deputy Directors of Market Management Department for violations in the Con Cung case, Mr. Hai said that the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade is taking the next steps after the overall report sent to the Prime Minister.

"We are considering conducting a review within the Party following each step of the process, from the Party cell, to the Party Committee, and then to the Party Executive Committee. Then we will evaluate, consider taking votes, and finally issue a disciplinary conclusion," Mr. Hai shared.

Previously, on October 3, the Ministry announced the conclusion of the review of the market management inspection process at Con Cung. Accordingly, it determined that the two Deputy Directors of the Market Management Department, Mr. Nguyen Trong Tin and Mr. Tran Hung, had signs of violating the law and regulations on speech.

At a press conference 3 months ago, Mr. Hai promised to announce the results by the end of August. However, after 3 months, the agency still has no final conclusion.

In response to the question of whether the Ministry of Industry and Trade "was slow in announcing the results of handling errant officials", Mr. Do Thang Hai explained, "this is a human-related issue so it must be reported to the competent authorities, done carefully step by step, cannot be rushed".He added that the Ministry will try to have results "in 2018 and not let it drag on until next year."

According to the inspection team's conclusion, Mr. Tin made inaccurate statements about Con Cung's violations at a meeting of the National Steering Committee against trade fraud, smuggling and counterfeit goods (Committee 389). Mr. Hung provided information related to the incident during an inspection at the enterprise without proper authority.

"The actions of the two leaders of the market management force caused negative effects, misunderstandings, and incorrect understanding of the nature of the incident in public opinion as well as affected the business activities of enterprises," the conclusion of the Ministry of Industry and Trade stated.

Con Cung supermarket chain has been suspected of fraudulent origin of goods from a complaint from a customer in Ho Chi Minh City when buying a set of t-shirts with product code CF G127011. This customer claimed that the product label had been cut off and replaced with a "Made in Thailand" label. Since being suspected, Con Cung has continuously denied and provided evidence to confirm that it does not sell fake or counterfeit goods in its issued announcements.

The conclusion of the inspection on Con Cung's compliance with production and business laws was announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in mid-August. This enterprise did not violate the law on selling fake goods of origin as previously suspected, but only made mistakes in promotion, e-commerce...

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