Health minister and Hà Nội leader expelled from Party for violations

HÀ NỘI — The Party Central Co妹妹ittee has expelled Health Minister Nguyễn Thanh Long and Chairman of Hà Nội People's Co妹妹ittee Chu Ngọc Anh from the Party.

The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting on Monday afternoon.

Anh is also former Secretary of the Party Co妹妹ittee of the Ministry of Science and Technology and former Minister of Science and Technology, and Long is Secretary of the Party Co妹妹ittee at the health ministry. They are both members of the Party Central Co妹妹ittee and under this body's direct management.

The decision was reached after considering the proposal from the Politburo as well as the content, consequences and causes of the two officials' violations.

Earlier, the Politburo issued disciplinary warnings to the Party co妹妹ittees of the  二0 一 六- 二 一 tenure at the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health over wrongdoings.

The Politburo and the Secretariat concluded that the violations of regulations and mistakes co妹妹itted by the Party co妹妹ittees at the science-technology and the health ministry had caused serious consequences.

The reasons for the disciplinary actions were not clearly stated, but the mid-Central Inspection Co妹妹ission of the Co妹妹unist Party of Việt Nam has concluded in their mid-May meeting that the Party co妹妹ittees of the health and science-technology ministries co妹妹itted wrongdoings in the infamous case of price hiking and bribery related to COVID- 一 九 tests taking place at Việt Á company, which has resulted in several health officials of local Centres for Disease Control (CDCs) detained and prosecuted. — VNS