Consider the position of Chairman of the Cooperative Alliance of Mr. Vo Kim Cu

Responding to the press at the Government's regular press conference this afternoon, Minister and Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said that the Government assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to consider the position of Chairman of the Cooperative Union of Mr. Vo Kim Cu.

Giao thong newspaper raised questions regarding the Secretariat's announcement of the decision to discipline individuals and organizations related to violations in the Formosa case, in which the Secretariat requested the Government Party Committee to direct the implementation of administrative discipline against the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and a number of related individuals.

Minister, Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

Also on this issue, at the recent meeting with voters in Can Tho, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said that the Secretariat has directed the National Assembly and the Government to carry out procedures to remove Mr. Vo Kim Cu from his duties as a National Assembly deputy and retire him.

"How did the government do this?", Giao thong newspaper asked.

Responding to the question, Minister Mai Tien Dung said that regarding the direction of the Secretariat, after the announcement of the results of the Central Inspection Committee's disciplinary action against a number of former leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the disciplinary action against Mr. Vo Kim Cu - former Secretary of Ha Tinh province for the period 2010-2015.

In the announcement, Party discipline for such officials and subjects is under the authority of the Central Organization Committee and the Central Party Secretariat, assigning the task to the Party Personnel Committee of the National Assembly and the Government to consider Mr. Vo Kim Cu.

The Minister said that the Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs, as an advisory body, to propose to the Government Party Personnel Committee to consider the position of Chairman of the Cooperative Union for Mr. Vo Kim Cu.

On the National Assembly side, Mr. Vo Kim Cu has submitted a resignation letter to the 14th National Assembly.

"Currently, the Government Party Committee has not received a report from the Party Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs. When the Party Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs reports, the Government will consider it," said the Minister.

According to VNN