Remove the status of former Minister of Information and Communications of Mr. Nguyen Bac Son

Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Head of the Delegation Affairs Committee Tran Van Tuy presented a report on disciplinary action against Mr. Nguyen Bac Son, former Minister of Information and Communications, to the National Assembly.

Accordingly, at the 28th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Mr. Nguyen Bac Son was removed from his position as former Minister of Information and Communications for the 2011-2016 term by the National Assembly Standing Committee.

Previously, at the 8th Central Conference of the 12th term, the Party Central Committee considered and decided to discipline Mr. Nguyen Bac Son, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Minister of Information and Communications by removing him from the position of member of the 11th Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Information and Communications for the 2011-2016 term.

At the 26th Session, when reviewing signs of violations by the Party Executive Committee of the Ministry of Information and Communications in leading, directing and organizing the implementation of the Mobifone Telecommunications Corporation project to buy 95% of shares of AVG Global Audiovisual Joint Stock Company, the Central Inspection Committee concluded that Mr. Nguyen Bac Son was primarily responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the Party Executive Committee for the 2011-2016 term.

Mr. Son violated the principle of democratic centralism and working regulations; showed signs of imposition and lack of democracy in leadership and direction; did not discuss and consult within the Party Executive Committee; directly directed and decided on many contents related to the Project in violation of regulations; signed documents to submit to the Prime Minister for approval of the Project investment policy and assigned subordinates to sign a number of documents related to the Project with contents contrary to regulations and not in accordance with assigned tasks; lacked direction and inspection of the Project implementation process, allowing many violations to occur./.