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Representative Pham Phu Quoc in a speech at the National Assembly- Photo: Quochoi.vn
The news in the press about the fact that Mr. Pham Phu Quoc, a member of the National Assembly of the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly delegation, became a Cypriot citizen, shocked the public opinion. Surprisingly, not only does he hold the position of Managing Director of Tan Thuan Industrial Development Company Limited, a state-owned company in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Pham Phu Quoc is also a titular member of the National Assembly: person represents the will and aspirations of the Vietnamese people.
The fact that National Assembly delegate Pham Phu Quoc obtained foreign nationality was only discovered after a series of investigations by the Al Jazeera news agency, the influential Middle East media agency, named him to him and his wife by name. obtain citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus. Of course, this is only news from foreign media.
However, on the afternoon of August 25, the Ho Chi Minh City Youth newspaper had an interview with Mr. Quoc. And in this exchange, Mr. Pham Phu Quoc, a member of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, officially admitted that he has the nationality of the Republic of Cyprus since 2018.
Mr. Pham Phu Quoc added that citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus is guaranteed by his wife and children, who are now entrepreneurs, so when he is on leave, it will be convenient to travel and take care of his family. Absolutely no “buying citizenship” for $ 2.5 million.
The truth is clear! Initiates have also admitted to having foreign nationality. There is a question that many people have asked themselves when hearing this news, that is: Are members of the National Assembly allowed to have dual citizenship? Reporter has met with some experts to clarify this issue.
Article 4 of the current Vietnamese Nationality Law establishes the principle of nationality, which states that “The State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam recognizes that Vietnamese citizens have a single nationality as a Vietnamese nationality, except in cases of law. This has another rule “. According to the leaders of the Department of Civil Status, Citizenship and Authenticity, the Ministry of Justice basically continues to apply the principle of “single citizenship” to the majority of people on the territory of Vietnam. Recognition of dual citizenship applies only to some very special and rare cases. And Mr. Pham Phu Quoc is not in a special category.
“If you already know that I am a Vietnamese citizen, I am a member of the National Assembly, I am an official, I serve this country, I am a public servant of the people, but I intentionally have a secondary nationality. Secondly, I violated the principle of article 4 of the Nationality Law 2018 “- said Mr. Nguyen Cong Khanh – Director of the Department of Civil Status, Citizenship, Authentication, Ministry of Justice.
As a member of the National Assembly, the People’s Council and public officials, the more loyal you must be to the Vietnamese state, the more loyal you must be to revolutionary ideals and the service of the people. So, the question of public opinion, of many people who pose here is: Why do you get a second nationality?
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Quyen, former Vice Chairman of the Judicial Committee of the National Assembly, said that Mr. Quoc cannot say that citizenship is sponsored by his family. Because nationality is a right always linked to the identity of a person, which can only be exercised when that person expresses his or her will or not. As a member of the National Assembly, more than anyone else, Mr. Pham Phu Quoc must understand these things better.
“Citizens are allowed to do what the law does not prohibit, but civil servants, public employees and public officials can only do what is allowed by law. There is no law that allows you to have dual citizenship. “- Mr. Nguyen Dinh Quyen – said the former vice president of the Judicial Committee of the National Assembly.
That is the opinion of some experts. However, the final conclusion we have to wait for the official conclusion of the interested agencies.
In an interview with Vietnam Television, the leader of the Working Group of the deputies of the National Assembly under the Standing Committee of the National Assembly affirmed that so far information has only been received through the press, but never before. receive any reports from Mr. Pham Phu Quoc himself or from the relevant agencies of Ho Chi Minh City, which is decentralized to directly administer this member of the National Assembly and is also a member of the growing nationality outside.
We are also sending documents to Mr. Pham Phu Quoc personally and to the competent authorities to verify that the Pham Phu Quoc delegates have 2 nationalities. In principle, in the process of implementing the mission of the National Assembly. If there is a change in the background, the representative must inform the competent authorities. So far, both from individual delegates and from the HCM City Congressional delegation, this agency has not had the main report. After obtaining the verification results from the Ho Chi Minh City delegation, the Delegated Working Committee will collect the relevant documents and report to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly for review. consider and decide “- said Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh – Deputy Head of the Working Committee Delegates of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
Last December, while holding the position of Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Research and Development Institute, Mr. Pham Phu Quoc was transferred and assigned to serve as Managing Director of Tan Thuan Industrial Development Company, a state-owned enterprise. Capital stock 100% owned by the HCMC Popular Committee.
So, Mr. Pham Phu Quoc, as a member of the National Assembly, as a civil servant and public servant; As a party member, have you been honest with the party, the state and the people when declaring and reporting on the possession of 2 nationalities? Why should you hide the organization? There are too many questions that perhaps only his honesty can answer. It was also all too clear that a member of the National Assembly was once removed for having a different nationality, at the beginning of this period.
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