The National Assembly dismissed Mr. Truong Minh Tuan from the position of Minister.

This morning (October 23), at the 6th Session of the 14th National Assembly, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented a document requesting approval of the dismissal of Mr. Truong Minh Tuan from the position of Minister of Information and Communications.

This content will be discussed by delegates in the Delegation.On the same afternoon, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Head of the Delegation Affairs Committee Tran Van Tuy reported the results of the discussion at the National Assembly Delegation on approving the dismissal of Mr. Truong Minh Tuan from the position of Minister of Information and Communications.

The National Assembly then approved the dismissal of Mr. Truong Minh Tuan from the position of Minister of Information and Communications by secret ballot.

Previously, the President signed Decision No. 1261/QD-CTN dated July 23, 2018 on temporarily suspending Mr. Truong Minh Tuan from his position as Minister of Information and Communications due to violations and shortcomings, and the Politburo had taken disciplinary action against him in Decision No. 806-QDNS/TW dated July 16, 2018.

Previously, regarding the Mobifone purchase of AVG shares, the Politburo concluded that Mr. Truong Minh Tuan's violations were very serious, so it decided to discipline Mr. Truong Minh Tuan with a warning and remove him from the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Information and Communications for the 2016-2021 term./.