Nguyễn Thanh Long
Nguyễn Thanh Long (born September 3, 1966) is a Vietnamese politician and doctor who served as Minister of Health from July 2020 to his removal from the Communist Party of Vietnam in June 2022 for involvement in the Việt Á corruption scandal.[7] On 6 June 2022, the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam summoned an extraordinary meeting of the 13th Central Committee at the Party's HQ, review and enforce disciplinary actions against Nguyễn Thanh Long and the chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngọc Anh.[9] On 7 June 2022, the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Public Security announced an extended investigation into the Viet A COVID-19 test kit scandal, which saw multiple high ranking officials arrested on the charges of: "Violating regulations of the law on bidding which leads to serious consequences", "Abuse of power or position in performance of official duties", "Giving Bribes" and "Receiving Bribes".[10][11] Later that evening, alongside former chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngọc Anh and former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Phạm Công Tạc, Nguyễn Thanh Long was issued a Prosecution Decision, an arrest warrant and a search warrant by the Ministry of Public Security on the charges of "abuse of power or position in performance of official duties".He was convicted of colluding with a private medical firm, namely Viet A Technology Corp to sell the COVID-19 test kits at inflated prices.