Currently, the Communist Party of Vietnam is urgently trying to persuade the German side to agree to the extradition of Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan. Deputy Chairman of the party’s Central Commission for Internal Affairs said that. However, Vietnam may face difficulties as Germany may not acknowledge the validity of the conviction against her. Vietnam’s judiciary is only a judicial tool of the party, particularly the incumbent General Secretary and a few senior leaders.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan was known for foreigners as an intermediary for arms sales, between the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense and the Israeli secret service. This information has been completely hidden by the Communist Party from the people in the country.
In addition, from our own sources, her company also competed for the share of two big firms which specialize in importing weapons for the Ministry of Defense. These are the General Import-Export Corporation Van Xuan VAXUCO and the General Corporation of Economic Technology and Defense Industry (GAET). It is worth mentioning, her private enterprise that can squeeze into the market share of companies under the Ministry of Defense. Who brought Ms. Nhan into this market share? If Ms. Nhan is caught, these people will be on the cutting board, which is inevitable.
The Communist government has determined that it is international cooperation for extradition. However, the question is, who is traveling to convince the German side?
According to TAZ Daily, the German side has refused the extradition request of the Vietnamese side, so now, how to convince them?
Currently, it is only half the term of the 13th Party Central Committee, but the Communist Party has opened a race to win seats for the next term. However, the race is only at the level of members of the Central Committee of the Party, while the members of the Politburo and the Four Pillars are not yet finished. As long as Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan is safe, on that day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is still standing, no one can shake it.
On August 4, on the Facebook page of the German Embassy in Hanoi, a notice was posted: “We are pleased to look forward to the visit to Germany of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue at the end of September and together with Dr. Don Tuan Phong, Chairman of the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Parliamentary Group, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, preparing for this visit.
It is unclear what is the purpose of Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Germany? Will Mr. Hue come to Germany to convince the German side to extradite Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan or not? Because the extradition of Ms. Nhan is related to the balance of power on the Vietnamese political chessboard. Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue’s ambition is to be General Secretary for the next term, but if Mr. Pham Minh Chinh cannot be defeated, there is still a potential risk of failure. At the 13th National Congress in early 2021, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue once “lost his stomach” to Pham Minh Chinh, in the race for the Prime Minister’s seat. Hue, who was a Deputy Prime Minister, lost to a man from the Central Organization Commission.
Already a strong pillar in the Four Pillars, if you don’t hold the Police, you must hold the army. If you don’t have the entire army, you have to hold a part of it. Currently, the General Secretary controls the police and a part of the army. The PM also holds a part of the army, and importantly, the government leader controls the General Department of Military Intelligence. Therefore, it is very difficult to eliminate PM Chinh, if the police fail to arrest Mrs. Nhan.
Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue currently only relies on the General Secretary, in terms of strength, Mr. Hue is far from equal to Mr. Chinh. If the German cannot be persuaded to extradite Ms. Nhan, then even the General Secretary will be helpless before the PM, let alone the top legislator!
Thoibao.de (Translated)
