On August 9, the Inspection Commission of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee announced its decision to propose disciplinary action against Mr. Truong Thanh Phong, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and former General Director of the Southern Food Corporation, and Mr. Nguyen Hong Phu, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Director, and former Chairman of Phu Rieng Rubber One-Member Limited Company.
Specifically, the Inspection Commission of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee decided to expel Mr. Truong Thanh Phong from the Party. According to the Commission, Mr. Phong violated the rules that Party members must comply with and was responsible for violations in the management and use of land at 132 Ben Van Don, Ward 6, District 4, during his leadership and management of the Corporation’s operations.
The Commission also decided to expel Mr. Nguyen Hong Phu from the Party due to violations in his leadership, management, and direction of the company. Mr. Phu was sentenced to three years and six months in prison by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court for “Deliberately violating the State’s regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences.”
Additionally, the Commission expelled Mr. Nguyen Quang Thong, former member of the Standing Committee of the Central Youth Union Party Committee and former Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien newspaper, from the Party.
According to the Inspection Commission, Mr. Thong violated the rules that Party members must comply with and was responsible for wasteful and loss-making State asset management related to the land lot at 151-155 Ben Van Don, Ward 6, District 4.
The Commission also decided to expel Mr. Do Cao Dai, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Cell and former Deputy Director of the Vietnam Bank for Investment and Development – Western Saigon Branch, from the Party.
Mr. Do Cao Dai was found to have violated the rules that Party members must comply with and caused losses to the Vietnam Bank for Investment and Development – Western Saigon Branch during his involvement in loan appraisal and approval processes.
Regarding these violations, the Inspection Commission also proposed that disciplinary action be considered and administered by the authorized Party organization against Mr. Le Duy Minh, a member of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, and Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance. According to the Commission, Mr. Minh violated the rules that Party members must comply with and abused his position and power to accept bribes.
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