On July 10, answering a question from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Dau Thanh Tung - Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee - said: "Currently, the part of the work in charge of the officers related to the case that the Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security is handling, the leaders of the agencies have assigned other officers to carry out professional tasks. The handling of work is guaranteed to be continuous, uninterrupted and in accordance with regulations".
According to Mr. Tung, immediately after the decision to prosecute, the Provincial People's Committee temporarily assigned Mr. Le Duc Giang's duties in charge of the fields to other Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee. In the long term, the authorities will review personnel work, ensuring timeliness and compliance with regulations. The general principle is that work must always be guaranteed to go smoothly, Mr. Tung emphasized.
It is expected that tomorrow, the Office of the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee will have an official announcement on the assignment of detailed tasks to each area in charge.
Previously, the Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security prosecuted Mr. Le Duc Giang - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa Province - for the crime of Abusing position and power while performing official duties. For the same crime, the investigation agency also prosecuted Mr. Pham Van Hoanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment; Nguyen The Hung - Head of the Department of Geology and Minerals of the Department of Agriculture and Environment; Nguyen Van Tam - Specialist of the Office of the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, a number of leaders and officials of state management agencies in Thanh Hoa province have taken advantage of their positions and powers for personal gain and motives, violating assigned tasks in appraisal, consultation, and licensing of mineral exploitation, causing particularly serious damage to state assets and causing public outrage.
Currently, the Standing Committee of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has Mr. Do Minh Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Vice Chairmen: Nguyen Van Thi - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman; Mr. Mai Xuan Liem - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman and Mr. Dau Thanh Tung - Provincial Party Committee member - Vice Chairman.