HCMC disciplines 7 Party members in major scams

The inspection committee under Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee disciplined seven Party members and proposed disciplinary action against three others in four major scams.

The committee warned Nguyen Van Dam, general director of Eastern Saigon Logistics JSC, according to an announcement on Monday. Dam is former deputy secretary and former general director of South Saigon Development JSC (Sadeco), a member of Tan Thuan Industrial Development Company Ltd.

Dam was determined to be irresponsible in signing a report submitted to Sadeco's board of directors on cooperation with some partners that went against regulations. He also approved payments for board members in 2016 and revised records of transactions against regulations, "causing serious consequences". Dam's violation was related to a scam at Sadeco that was brought to trial earlier this year.

The committee also warned Pham Nguyen Thanh Tu, an official at the Land Registration Office under the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Tu was "irresponsible" when advising and certifying changes to land use right certificates as well as ownership rights of houses and other assets attached to land at a housing development project in Phuoc Long B ward, District 9 that was illegally transferred from Saigon Agricultural Corporation to Phong Phu Corporation, "causing serious consequences".

The wrongdoing at Saigon Agricultural Corporation was related to former vice chairman of the municipal People's Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen and some leaders of the city's departments and agencies who were brought to trial at the end of 2021.

At Saigon Agriculture Corporation, three former employees were reprimanded for participating in the legalization of travel and field trip documents and contracts for company staff, contributing to the loss of state money.

Ngo Thi Ngoan, former secretary of the members' council of Tan Thuan Construction and Investment Company, and Le Thanh Nhan, chief accountant and former general accountant of South Saigon Development JSC under Tan Thuan Industrial Development Company Ltd. were also disciplined and reprimanded.

The duo was found to be irresponsible in consulting the members' council and the board of directors, as well as signing documents, leading to the loss of state money.

The inspection committee further proposed that the Standing Committee of the city's Party Committee discipline three Party members, including Tran Nam Trang, former deputy director of the Department of Finance and Huynh Kim Phat, former deputy chief of the HCMC People's Committee Office, for violations in management and use of state assets, causing loss and waste related to the property project at No.8-12 Le Duan street and for lack of responsibility causing serious consequences.

The third person is Nguyen Thanh Nhut, deputy director of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden Company Limited and former standing deputy secretary of Saigon Agricultural Corporation's Party Committee who was involved in the scam that occurred at the corporation.