Vietnam has arrested a disgraced Communist Party official for his past wrongdoings at state energy giant PetroVietnam several years ago, making him the most high-profile political casualty of a corruption crackdown that has riveted the nation. Dinh La Thang, 57, was arrested after the legislative National Assembly stripped him of his lawmaker status, the Ministry of Public Security said late Friday. His Communist Party membership has also been suspended. In Vietnam, sitting lawmakers are immune from prosecution. The punishment handed down to him was the harshest to be meted out to a Politburo member in years, if not decades. Thang’s political career was all but doomed last May when he was voted out of the then 19-member Politburo, the Party’s decision-making body, and later fired as the top leader of Ho Chi Minh City. Since then, he has been appointed to the post of vice head of the Central Economic Commission, which advises the Party on … [Read more...] about Vietnam arrests once-rising political star for wrongdoings at state energy giant
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Vietnam arrests once-rising political star for past wrongdoings at state energy giant
Vietnam has arrested a disgraced Communist Party official from the country's legislature for past wrongdoings at state energy giant PetroVietnam several years ago, making him the most high-profile political casualty of the corruption crackdown that has riveted the nation. Dinh La Thang was arrested after being being dismissed from the legislative National Assembly, the Ministry of Public Security said late Friday. In Vietnam, Communist Party members and sitting lawmakers are immune from prosecution. Thang’s political career was all but doomed last May when he was voted out of the then 19-member Politburo, the Party’s decision-making body, and later fired as the top leader of Ho Chi Minh City. Since then, he has been appointed to the post of vice head of the Central Economic Commission, which advises the Party on economic policies. The punishment handed down to him was the harshest to be meted out to a Politburo member in years, if not … [Read more...] about Vietnam arrests once-rising political star for past wrongdoings at state energy giant
Once-rising political star ousted from Vietnam’s legislature, faces further action
Vietnam has dismissed a disgraced Communist Party aristocrat star from the country's legislature for his past wrongdoings at state energy giant PetroVietnam several years ago, a move that paves the way for him to face further action as the country's sweeping anti-corruption campaign forges ahead.Dinh La Thang was removed from the National Assembly on Friday, the legislature said in a statement, becoming the most high-profile political casualty of Vietnam's corruption crackdown that has riveted the nation.Thang’s political career was all but doomed last May when he was voted out of the then 19-member Politburo, the Party’s decision-making body, and later fired as the top leader of Ho Chi Minh City. Since then, he has been appointed to the post of vice head of the Central Economic Commission, which advises the Party on economic policies.The punishment handed down to him was the harshest to be meted out to a Politburo member in years, if not … [Read more...] about Once-rising political star ousted from Vietnam’s legislature, faces further action
Thailand maintains ban on political activities
Thai police patrol around the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. (Photo: AFP/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and DefenceMinister General Prawit Wongsuwan on December 7 reiterated that the junta willmaintain its three-year-old ban on political activities.The government has yet to discuss it, he said, adding thathe himself does not see any readiness to lift the ban. However, the Deputy PM affirmed that the Thai Governmentwill stick with the roadmap to return to democracy, with the highlight being the general electionslated for late 2018.Prawit’s comment came after Interior Minister GeneralAnupong Paochinda, who has been working to prepare for local elections, said hemight ask Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha to consider lifting the ban.The ban followed the2014 coup. Accordingly, all kinds of political gatherings of five or morepeople are illegal.-VNA … [Read more...] about Thailand maintains ban on political activities
CPV delegation attends dialogue with world political parties in China
The delegation is led by Phan Dinh Trac – Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs and deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption.Speaking at the event on December 2, Trac highly valued the CPC’s initiative to organise the dialogue, saying that it actively contributes to building strong political parties in the world.He introduced the renewal policy of the CPV, which defines economic development as a central task and building a pure and strong Party as a key mission.These tasks are of vital significance to the success of the revolutionary career, he stressed.According to Trac, the Vietnamese party also determines corruption as one of the great risks threatening the existence of the Party and the socialist regime. Therefore, fighting corruption and degradation in political thought, morality and lifestyle, and “self-transformation” and “self-evolution” … [Read more...] about CPV delegation attends dialogue with world political parties in China