Former HCMC chairman faces disciplinary action

The Party Central Inspection Committee on Wednesday proposed Politburo, Vietnam Communist Party’s decision-making body, consider taking disciplinary action against Nguyen Thanh Phong, former chairman of Ho Chi Minh City.

Phong is also former deputy chief of HCMC’s Party Committee and currently a Party Central Committee member and deputy chief of Party Central Economic Commission.

The inspection committee also warned Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of HCMC, former chief of the city’s Party Committee, and former head of the municipal People’s Committee Office.

The inspectors found that the Party leaders at the HCMC People’s Committee had violated the principle of democratic centralism and working regulations, lacked responsibility, and showed loose leadership and direction.

As a result, the People’s Committee, many organizations, and individuals have violated the Party’s regulations and the State laws on state asset and financial management, giving rise to many criminal cases, many Party organizations and Party members being disciplined, and many officials and Party members facing criminal charges.

“The above-mentioned violations have caused serious consequences that are difficult to remedy, causing a great loss of state property and budget as well as frustration in society, adversely affecting the reputation of Party organizations and the local government,” the statement said.

Phong, 59, has a doctorate in economics. In August 2021, he was appointed to be deputy chief of the Party Central Economic Commission.