Colonel To Long, the son of incumbent General Secretary To Lam of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, has come to the time to leave his cocoon and join the political chessboard with the Hung Yen group led by his father. To Long is 42 years old, at this age, Nguyen Thanh Nghi has joined the Party Central Committee. Therefore, there is not much time left for To Long to “stay in the cradle.”
There is a source saying that To Lam is planning to bring his precious son to head the police forces in Ninh Binh province- the hometown of late State President Tran Dai Quang and his brother incument Deputy Minister of Public Security Tran Quoc To. This is a new province merged from 3 provinces including Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, and Ninh Binh.
To support his son To Long, To Lam is also planning to bring Lieutenant General Nguyen Thanh Tung – Director of Hanoi City Police to hold the provincial Secretary post. It is very likely that this is To Lam’s 2-in-1 plan. The first is to use Hung Yen people to control Ninh Binh, especially the family of former Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang and his younger brother Tran Quoc To. This family has never forgotten the hatred against To Lam. The second is to use this province as a springboard for To Long to advance.
Currently, there are too many police generals from Hung Yen being supported. Therefore, the Politburo is worried that To Lam will become a dictator and control the entire Communist Party.
The phenomenon of Hung Yenization in the party is happening strongly. If To Lam arranges good positions for To Long, he will likely face great resistance from other forces because To Lam’s intention is quite clear, that to use Hung Yen people to control the Communist Party and protect his dynasty.
Huynh Tu-Thoibao.de
