The National Assembly on Tuesday approved resolutions on the dismissal of Nguyen Thanh Long from the positions as an NA deputy and the Health Minister over his wrongdoings related to a COVID-19 test kit scam.

Earlier, Long was expelled from the Party, together with Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh who is former Minister of Science and Technology.

Chu Ngoc Anh was also dismissed from the positions as Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee and a member of the Hanoi People’s Council at a meeting of the Council on Tuesday.

The two officials were found to violate the Party and the State’s regulations, causing very severe consequences and losses to the State budget, undermining the COVID-19 fight, causing social unrest and affecting the reputation of the Party, the health ministry and the science and technology ministry.

Source: VOV5