Nguyen Duy Ngoc has been in office for more than 2 months as the Head of the Central Committee’s Inspection Commission and has already given his power. The disciplinary sentence for former Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh. This year is the time that General Secretary To Lam will vigorously attack rival groups, both secretly and openly.
If we talk about attacking the people, Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang will be the vanguard, but if we talk about attacking opposing political interest groups, former police general Ngoc will be the pioneer. With the position of Head of the Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, Ngoc can send investigators anywhere, including the Defense Ministry – where the Ministry of Public Security cannot use its hands. And To Lam has also prepared for Ngoc to do this with the position of Head of Inspection Delegation 1913 with the right to inspect and control the Central Military Commission.
Currently, Ngoc is strongly supported by a huge black data warehouse from the Ministry of Public Security. In terms of investigation skills, Ngoc’s investigators are not as good as Quang’s police officers, but in terms of numbers, they cannot be compared. To Lam using the Ministry of Public Security to support the Central Committee’s Inspection Commission will increase Ngoc’s power many times over.
Truong Hoa Binh is Ngoc’s first victim. It is not excluded that in the future, his victims will be incumbent officials. If Ngoc just stops by each house of the Party Central Committee members to knock on the door to “ask about their health,” Lam will also have an advantage in the upcoming 14th party National Congress. The image of Ngoc is very threatening, because behind him is General Quang and his ministry.
On December 13, 2024, at the Party Central Committee headquarters, the Politburo reviewed and disciplined party members with violations and shortcomings Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Truong Hoa Binh and reprimanded Truong Thi Mai. Last time, Binh was warned. However, when Ngoc took over, heonce again disciplined Binh. This time, perhaps To Lam wanted to let everyone know that those who had been disciplined before were still not at peace and could be attacked a second time by To Lam’s army.
Unlike late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, To Lam and his Hung Yen followers did not have great prestige in the Party and did not have great prestige in the Politburo. The only weapon that the Hung Yen group used to gain the upper hand in politics was to spread fear among members of the Central Committee and Politburo in accordance with the spirit of the police state policy.
With Quang and Ngoc, To Lam could find out the roots and connections of central officials, especially their backyards. From there, he could threaten other forces. With the Ministry of Public Security in hand, To Lam let Quang to investigate economic activities of party officials.
The smooth coordination between these two police generals from Hung Yen makes To Lam even more dangerous.
When To Lam was the Minister of Public Security, the coordination between Ngoc and Quang was not clear. If these two officials coordinated, it was only within the police forces, not having enough authority to send investigators to the homes of all officials. Now it is different. To Lam is the one standing at the pinnacle of power, Ngoc and Quang are both members of the Politburo and each holds the most powerful army to support each other. Therefore, the threat of the Hung Yen trio is more terrifying than ever.
The game of power is in To Lam’s hands, the powerful weapon is also in his hands. The Hung Yen province-based fraction for sure will dominate the 14th National Congress.
Hoang Phuc -Thoibao.de
