Why did the Politburo propose that the Central Committee consider disciplining Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh and Nguyen Thanh Long?

Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long are members of the Party Central Committee, so the Politburo cannot decide on disciplinary action against these two officials but must submit it to the Central Committee.

On June 4, the Politburo and the Secretariat met to consider disciplinary action against the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Science and Technology for the 2016-2021 term and the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Health for the 2016-2021 term.

After reviewing the proposal of the Central Inspection Commission, the Politburo and the Secretariat found that the violations and shortcomings of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Science and Technology for the 2016-2021 term and the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health for the 2016-2021 term caused serious consequences.

Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long are members of the Party Central Committee, so the Politburo cannot decide on disciplinary action against these two officials but must submit it to the Central Committee.

The individuals are Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Minister of Science and Technology; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Health, who have degraded in political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle; violated Party regulations and State laws; violated regulations on what party members are not allowed to do, regulations on exemplary responsibility; caused very serious consequences, caused great loss and waste of the state budget; affected the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic; caused outrage in society; negatively affected the reputation of the Party organization, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Health.

The Politburo proposed that the Party Central Committee consider and discipline Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long.

Why did the Politburo have to request the Central Committee to consider and discipline these two officials?

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Trong Phuc, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, first of all, it is necessary to understand that, for Central Committee members or Politburo members, the consideration and enforcement of discipline against these officials must be considered and decided by the Central Executive Committee. The reason why the Politburo and the Secretariat, after considering the proposal of the Central Inspection Committee on the violations of the above officials, must propose to the Party Central Executive Committee for consideration is in accordance with Party regulations. The Politburo is the leading body elected by the Central Committee to lead and direct the work between two Central Committee sessions. Politburo members are the most outstanding members of the Central Committee elected to this body to direct the work of the Central Committee between two Central Committee sessions.

Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long are members of the Party Central Committee, so the Politburo cannot decide on disciplinary action against these two officials but must submit it to the Central Committee. Thus, according to regulations, at the upcoming session, the Central Committee may consider and decide on disciplinary action against these two officials. In urgent cases, the Politburo may also convene an extraordinary meeting of the Central Committee to consider disciplinary action. Specifically, the consideration of disciplinary action against Central Committee members will be submitted to the Central Committee for voting. At that time, the voting result will be the official disciplinary action against the above officials.

At the meeting on June 4, within the scope of their authority, the Politburo and the Secretariat can only decide to expel from the Party Mr. Pham Cong Tac, member of the Party Executive Committee, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology; decide to warn the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Health for the 2016-2021 term.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Phuc also said that the Politburo's proposal to the Central Executive Committee to consider disciplinary action against Central Committee members Chu Ngoc Anh and Nguyen Thanh Long was not unusual. In many previous cases, the Party had done so. For example, in the case of Mr. Nguyen Xuan Anh of Da Nang, he had to present it to the Central Committee and the Central Executive Committee unanimously removed him from the position of Central Committee member; or the recent case of Mr. Tran Van Nam in Binh Duong was the same.

According to the Central Inspection Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long committed violations related to the incident at Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company, causing serious consequences, loss of money and property of the State, causing outrage in society, affecting the reputation of the Party organization, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, to the point that disciplinary action must be considered./.