Vietnam’s Speaker of the National Assembly Resigns Amid Bribery Scandal: Vuong Dinh Hue Steps Down for Breaking Communist Party Rules

President of the Vietnamese Parliament “Vuong Dinh Hue” (Vuong Dinh Hue) He has announced his resignation on Friday, April 26. After his aide was arrested in connection with the bribery case, Hew became the second high-ranking official to resign in the past five weeks. . After the former president of Vietnam

Reuters reports that the position of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Vietnam is under consideration One of the 4 pillars of Vietnam’s administrative power structure. Arranged in order of importance, they include: General Secretary of the Communist Party, President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the National Assembly

A statement on the Vietnamese government website said: Hew resigned as Speaker of the National Assembly and resigned from the Politburo. They reasoned that they had contravened the rules of conduct for members of the Communist Party. and they would like to show responsibility as a leader Breaking the rules caused negative criticism from the public. and affecting the reputation of the Communist Party

Hew’s resignation comes just days after his assistant was arrested earlier this week. about bribery charges in infrastructure companies He is also the second chief executive to resign within just five weeks, after the former president. By Van Thuong He resigned at the end of March 2024, even though he had only been in office for a year. It is believed that Tueng was pressured to resign because he was involved in a case corruption in Quang Ngai Province, a former province. in the responsibility of President who comes first.

Previously, vice president Nguyen Xuan Phuc His resignation in January 2023 was pressured by a corruption case related to the management during the COVID of those under his leadership.

General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong He has done a massive cleanup of corruption in the country. and as a result more than 459 people were arrested, including members of the Communist Party. to famous businessmen and millionaires in Vietnam Before the beginning of this month Truong Mi Lan A famous businessman known as a real estate mogul and the real owner of Saigon Bank. Commercial Bank (SCB) was sentenced to “death” for the biggest fraud in Vietnam. But recently it was reported that he has filed an appeal against the decision.