Many officials in Vietnam are facing disciplinary actions after their violations in the recruitment and appointment of personnel were revealed by central inspectors this week.

The offenses were announced by the Central Inspection Committee of the Vietnamese Party during its meeting on December 12 and 13.

The first provincial leader to have been put under the microscope was Ngo Van Tuan, vice-chairman of the People’s Committee in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa.

Tuan violated regulations of the Party and state on the organization of personnel between October 2010 and November 2015, when he was the director of the provincial Department of Transport.

In 2011, Tuan issued a decision to establish a board for the recruitment of officials and public servants at the transport department, which was beyond his authority.

He showed favoritism toward Tran Vu Quynh Anh, dubbed a ‘hot beauty’ by the public, for recruiting her as a civil servant, before promoting her to be the deputy head and head of a division in a short period.

Tuan also proposed that Anh assume the post of the deputy director of the transport department.

Aside from Anh, many other heads of division within the agency were appointed without meeting sufficient requirements and standards.

Meanwhile, Dao Vu Viet, the current director of the Thanh Hoa Department of Transport, was found at fault for setting up extra divisions beyond his authorization and appointing incompetent officials.

The number of these divisions and officials also exceeded the state’s allowed limits.

Viet, as the leader, is responsible for the errors and shortcomings of the transport department in 2015-16, the inspection committee said in its announcement.

The Central Inspection Committee considered that Tuan and Viet’s violations are serious, requiring stern disciplinary action.

These wrongdoings have ruined the reputation of the state and Party organs in the province, upsetting local civil servants and residents, the committee said.

The committee has given a written warning to Viet and asked the secretariat of the Central Party Committee to determine another strict penalty for Tuan.

Le Phuoc Hoai Bao, director of the Department of Planning and Investment in the central province of Quang Nam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Bias toward family members

At the gathering, the Central Inspection Committee pointed out the violations of Le Phuoc Hoai Bao, director of the Department of Planning and Investment in the central province of Quang Nam, ordering the removal of his title as a Party member and the termination of all decisions regarding his appointment.

Bao did not honestly list his work experience in the application to become a member of the provincial Party Committee.

The official had poor discipline, failing to participate in Party activities for months, according to the inspection committee.

The agency at the same time listed the wrongdoings of Le Phuoc Thanh, former chairman of the provincial People’s Committee for the 2010-15 tenure, saying he went against the regulations of the Party and state on personnel.

Thanh appointed and rotated several public servants against protocol, and showed bias toward children of the provincial leaders, including Bao, who is his own son.

Bao was previously appointed as an official at the Chu Lai open economic zone, then the vice-chairman of the administration in Thang Binh District, before becoming the director of the provincial planning department at a very young age. He is now 32 years old.

Thanh also issued decisions to allow Bao to study abroad using the state budget.

Huynh Khanh Toan, Thanh’s deputy, was also discovered being involved in the appointment of Bao as a departmental head.

Toan violated regulations of the Party and state by recruiting public servants without any examination, and appointing incompetent personnel, including children of local leaders, the central inspection committee said.

Dinh Van Thu, deputy secretary of the Quang Nam Party Committee, allowed his son, who did not meet relevant requirements and standards, to assume high-ranking positions, according to the committee.

Thu also let the provincial administration admit public servants without organizing an examination as per the rules.

The Central Inspection Committee stated that the offenses of Thanh, Thu, and Toan were serious and decided to carry out the disciplinary procedures against the officials.

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