The Party’s Central Inspection Commission on December 7 proposed the Politburo, the country’s most powerful body, discipline Tat Thanh Cang, deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.
Former HCM City's vice chairman Tat Thanh Cang. Photo: Vietnamnet.vn
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The commission made the proposal after ending its 32nd meeting held from December 3 to December 6, proposing the Politburo and the Secretariat of Party Central Committee take strict punishment against Cang for his serious violations in a number of property planning and projects in the country's biggest economic center.
Under the current regulations, types of punishment include warning, reprimand, and expulsion from the party, but no specific kind has been reported for the proposal.
Tat Thanh Cang has caught public attention for his serious violations and damage. Cang, a member of the Party’s Central Committee, former director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport – is blamed for infringing regulations on public land sales and mismanagement.
He signed different decisions, including those to build four arteries in Thu Thiem peninsula. The roads with total length of 12 kilometers and an investment of VND12 trillion (US$521 million) are left unfinished after five years of construction, causing losses to the state budget.
Thu Thiem peninsula has been planned to become a dynamic zone of Ho Chi Minh City but wrongdoings in planning and construction have led to chaos in the region’s construction, leaving thousands of residents miserable due to long-stalled construction.
Over the past months, several senior officials have been punished for their wrongdoings, showing the Party’s determination to accelerate the fight against corruption and backward sliding.
