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Nov 16, 2018 / 08:15

Vietnam advances anti-corruption drive with more high-profile officials in hot water

Linh Pham

Among the wrongdoers, Tat Thanh Cang has caught public attention for his serious violations.

The Party’s Central Inspection Commission has decided to punish several senior officials for their wrongdoings over the past years, showing the Party's determination to accelerate the fight against corruption and backward sliding.  
 
Former Party Chief of HCM City Tat Thanh Cang. Photo: Zing.vn
Deputy Secretary of HCM City's Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang. Photo: Zing.vn
Those subject to the punishment include former Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh, Deputy Party Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Tat Thanh Cang, former Deputy Head of the Government Office Le Manh Ha, Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Van Hieu, Nguyen Trong Dung – official at the Government Office, and Chu Hao – former deputy minister of Science and Technologies. 

Types of punishment include warning, reprimand, and expulsion from the party. 

Among the wrongdoers, Tat Thanh Cang has caught public attention for his serious violations and damage. Cang – who is 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.
 
Thu Thiem peninsula with unfinished roads. Photo: Saigontimes
Thu Thiem peninsula with unfinished roads. Photo: Saigontimes
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. 

Meanwhile, Bui Quang Vinh, who was one of the best performing ministers in the former government, is believed to bear parcial responsibility for MobiFone’s purchase of AVG’s stake. The involvers include those who were senior officials at mobile service corporation MobiFone and in the Ministry of Information and Communications. These people overpaid for a 95% stake of the loss-making AVG at a cost, unbelievable for many, of VND8.9 trillion (US$386 million). 

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