The Central Inspection Committee proposed to expel from the Party the former Chairman and former Vice Chairman of Da Nang.
The Central Inspection Committee proposed that the Secretariat consider and enforce disciplinary action by expelling from the Party Mr. Van Huu Chien, former Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City.
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| Defendant Van Huu Chien (third from right to left) and other defendants at the appeal hearing. Photo: Trong Phu |
From September 9 to 11, in Hanoi, the Central Inspection Commission (CIC) held its 48th meeting. Mr. Tran Cam Tu, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the CIC chaired the meeting.
The Central Inspection Commission proposed that the Secretariat consider and expel from the Party four Party members of the Da Nang City Party Committee for serious violations of the law, including Mr. Van Huu Chien, former Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Chairman of the City People's Committee; Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, former member of the City Party Committee, former Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee; Nguyen Dieu, former member of the City Party Committee, former Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment; Dao Tan Bang, member of the City Party Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee of Da Nang City's industrial zones.
Previously, Mr. Van Huu Chien had to appear in court in the case of acquiring "golden land" in Da Nang. In the appeal hearing in May 2020, Mr. Van Huu Chien and a number of other defendants had their sentences reduced.
Specifically, defendant Van Huu Chien - former Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City was sentenced to 7 years in prison (reduced by 2 years) for the crime of "Violating regulations on management and use of State assets causing loss and waste" and 3 years in prison for the crime of "Violating regulations on land management"; the total sentence is 10 years in prison.
