Vietnam’s National Assembly chairman relieved of duties - Vuong Dinh Hue was forced to resign for ‘violating party regulations.’:
Vietnam’s ruling party relieved one of the country’s top lawmakers of his post as chairman of the National Assembly on Friday, media reported, citing his violations of regulations affecting the party and the state.The Communist Party's Central Committee let Vuong Dinh Hue resign “at his personal request” after an extraordinary meeting, Vietnamese news sites reported. The Central Committee is the party’s highest authority.His removal comes amid a party crackdown on corruption in which thousands of people, including regional and national government officials and senior business leaders, have been caught up.Hue had “violated Party regulations, and his violations have affected the reputation of the Party, the State and himself,” media reported, citing the party’s Central Inspection Committee.
Hue’s resignation follows the arrest last week of Pham Thai Ha, deputy head of the office of the National Assembly and assistant to Hue, over alleged power abuse.Vuong Dinh Hue has been a member of the party’s powerful Politburo and the Central Party Committee for several terms.He is the second of four top leaders, known as the “four pillars” of the party, to resign in just over four weeks amid the anti-corruption campaign, dubbed “blazing furnace”, spearheaded by party’s general secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong.Former President Vo Van Thuong was relieved of his post on March 21 after just one year in office.The Vietnamese Communist Party puts great store in political stability and analysts say the series of resignations could worry investors and damage public trust.
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