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Ca Mau Home Affairs: Funds Used for Audit Were Center's Responsibility, Not Personal
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Ca Mau Home Affairs: Funds Used for Audit Were Center's Responsibility, Not Personal

From Thanh Niên · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Ca Mau Department of Home Affairs stated that former Director Tran Quoc Viet borrowed money from the center to pay off audit findings, not to cover personal wrongdoing.
  • The department clarified that the 704 million VND was the responsibility of the Historical Archives Center, not an individual penalty for Mr. Viet.
  • Mr. Viet was disciplined with a warning and removed from his director position for his role in the improper use of center funds.

The Ca Mau Department of Home Affairs has clarified that former Director of the Historical Archives Center, Tran Quoc Viet, directed the borrowing of funds from the center to settle audit findings, asserting this was not for rectifying personal misconduct. Nguyen Minh That, deputy director of the department, stated that Mr. Viet's actions of using the center's money to deposit into a temporary account, pending audit resolutions, violated public financial management regulations.

Mr. Tran Quoc Viet directed the borrowing of money from the center to be submitted according to the audit conclusion, not to use agency funds to rectify personal wrongdoing.

— Ca Mau Department of Home AffairsThis quote clarifies the department's stance on the nature of the funds borrowed by the former director.

However, the department also noted that at the time the audit conclusions were issued, Mr. Viet was the director and legal representative of the Historical Archives Center. Therefore, he instructed the borrowing of funds from the center to make the required payment. The department emphasized that the sum owed was the responsibility of the center itself, not a personal penalty for Mr. Viet.

The Historical Archives Center has so far rectified 269 million VND from its salary reform funds, leaving 435 million VND unaddressed, bringing the total amount in question to 704 million VND. Regarding management responsibility, the Department of Home Affairs stated that after the Provincial Audit conclusion, they reviewed the accountability of both the collective and the leadership of the Historical Archives Center. Mr. Tran Quoc Viet received disciplinary action in the form of a warning and was removed from his position as director.

The amount to be paid was the responsibility of the Historical Archives Center, not a personal rectification of wrongdoing by Mr. Tran Quoc Viet.

— Ca Mau Department of Home AffairsThis statement distinguishes between the center's institutional liability and individual accountability.

The department also addressed Mr. Viet's salary payments. After the issue surfaced, the Director of the Department of Home Affairs requested a review and report from the center's director. The center reported that due to year-end workload and a concurrent appellate trial at the Provincial People's Court, Mr. Viet's salary payments for February and March 2026 were temporarily delayed. Subsequently, the Historical Archives Center paid Mr. Viet in full, including his April 2026 salary.

Mr. Tran Quoc Viet was disciplined with a warning and removed from his position as Director of the Historical Archives Center.

— Ca Mau Department of Home AffairsThis details the disciplinary measures taken against the former director.
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Originally published by Thanh Niên in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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