On May 24, regarding the decision to temporarily suspend leaders at all levels from traveling abroad, Mr. Le Quoc Anh - Secretary of the Phu Quoc City Party Committee, Kien Giang Province - signed a document confirming that this matter was not related to officials violating the law as information spread on social networks.

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A corner of Phu Quoc city seen from above. Photo: Tran Tuyen

Mr. Le Quoc Anh also said that the temporary suspension of allowing leaders at all levels to go abroad is to focus on implementing the contents according to the Prime Minister's direction in Notice No. 189 on summarizing Decision 178/2004/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister.

In addition, this is to focus on implementing the instructions of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee to ensure the progress of the plan. In addition, there is no other content related to officials violating the land sector.

As reported, on May 22, the Secretary of Phu Quoc City Party Committee signed a document on temporarily suspending the handling of requests for officials and party members who are leaders at all levels to go abroad.

Accordingly, the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee decided to temporarily suspend the issuance of permission to go abroad for Party Committee members, leaders of city agencies, departments, and organizations; secretaries and deputy secretaries of Party cells and Party committees under the City Party Committee; and leaders of commune-level People's Committees. Except for those assigned to participate in working delegations organized by the Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee.

Chairman of a commune in Phu Quoc surrendered for accepting bribes and assisting in fraud . Mr. Tran Van Viet, Chairman of the People's Committee of Cua Duong commune (Phu Quoc city, Kien Giang) came to the Investigation Police Agency to surrender and confessed to accepting bribes and assisting in fraud.