On November 22, Dinh The Huynh – former Standing Member of the Secretariat reappeared, after a long time of “disappearance” without reason.
The media reported that he was awarded the title of 50 years of Party membership.
In February 2016, at the 12th party’s National Congress, then General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong proposed a “special position” to remain in his post despite being over the age. At that time, Trong chose Huynh as his deputy and many speculated that he planned to “give up the throne” to his deputy in the middle of his term. However, in August 2017, Trong suddenly let Huynh disappear from politics without fanfare.
At that time, state media reported that Huynh had taken a leave of absence to seek medical treatment, but did not specify what illness he had. It is worth mentioning that he was not disciplined, nor was there any announcement of retirement.
Trong had quietly made Huynh become “invisible” as if disappearing into nothingness.
Later, an internal source told thoibao.de that Huynh, along with Dinh La Thang and Tran Dai Quang, had secretly colluded to “rebel” against Trong. At that time, Quang was Minister of Public Security and had connections with many figures in the police forces. Trong considered Quang the most dangerous figure. Next was Thang, originally a disciple of former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, did not like Trong, so he wanted to depose this “power-abusing old man.” As for Huynh, he was the one who was lured by the other two figures. Huynh grew up in the propaganda sector, so he was less dangerous to Trong, and was also the one who Trong once trusted.
The “rebellious plot” was exposed, and of course, “the winner becomes king, the loser becomes a bandit,” they had to suffer punishment from the winning side. After that, Quang died suspiciously while sitting in the State President palace. Thang was imprisoned with a very heavy sentence, up to now, he is the only member of the Politburo who has been imprisoned. Finally, Huynh, who is said to have received the lightest sentence, with “house arrest.” Trong imprisoned him at home and put him under non-stop surveillance.
By being tough on the 3 “criminals,” it is very possible that this is the message that Trong wanted to send to his political opponents, especially Dung, that he will deal with anyone without mercy who dares to oppose him.
It is not known whether former PM Dung was “afraid” of General Secretary Trong or not, but in fact, when Trong was alive, Dung almost “disappeared from the underworld,” staying away from politics. Occasionally, Dung was still mentioned by the media, but he was not seen to be close to any incumbent like former State President Truong Tan Sang.
Right after the death of Trong, there was the appearance of Dung. Now there is the appearance of Huynh. That shows that the “prison” at home that Trong established has also collapsed. Huynh is considered to have been “unleashed.”
That is part of the political picture of Vietnam. Within the Party, “comrades” fight, drug each other, put each other in jail, and set up unofficial prisons to confine the losers. All behaviors are no different from those of lawless mafia organizations, doing whatever they want.
Up to now, the fighting is still extremely fierce, even fiercer than before. Behind the facade of “for the country and the people,” “abiding by the law” are the life-and-death battles between “comrades” in the Communist Party, to compete for power and interests.
A regime that always avoids transparency, behind the scenes of the political stage, they – the Communists, rush to fight each other to the death like wild animals, considering each other as mortal enemies.
Tran Chuong – Thoibao.de
