Official expelled from Party over labour export violations
The Secretariat found that Hoan committed multiple serious infractions while holding the position as a member of the Party Civil Affairs Board and Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, where he held responsibility for overseeing state management of Vietnam's labour export programme.
At its meeting, the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission considers and proposes the competent authority to impose discipline measures on violating party members. (Photo: nhandan.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on June 27 decided to expel Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan, who is also member of the Standing Board of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Party Committee, from the Party following serious violations related to the country’s labour export programme.
After reviewing the proposal of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, the Secretariat found that Hoan committed multiple serious infractions while holding the position as a member of the Party Civil Affairs Board and Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, where he held responsibility for overseeing state management of Vietnam's labour export programme.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan (Photo: VNA)
He showed signs of political, ideological and moral degradation and violated the Party's regulations and the State's laws while performing his assigned duties. His violations included failure to uphold responsibilities in the fight against corruption, wastefulness, and other negative phenomena; breaches of the Party’s regulations on what Party members are not allowed to do, and the rules on setting a good example; and acts that caused extremely serious consequences, provoked public outrage, and severely damaged the reputation of the Party organisation and the agency where he served.
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The commission reviewed reports proposing disciplinary action against Party members from the Party organisations of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Vietnam Rubber Group, and Dong Nai and Hau Giang provinces.
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