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Bangkok: Vietnam’s top security officer Tu Lam will be the new President of the country. His name was confirmed for the post of President on Wednesday. Tu Lam has conducted many police and intelligence operations while holding the post of top security officer. At the same time, organizations working in the field of human rights say that basic freedoms have been systematically suppressed. Vietnam’s intelligence service has also been accused of violating international laws. 66-year-old Lam has been a top security officer and has taken a tough stand on human rights movements in the country.
Changes at the top level
Vietnam’s National Assembly confirmed Lam’s name for the post of President when his predecessor resigned amid the ongoing anti-corruption campaign in the country. The anti-corruption campaign has shaken the country’s leaders and industrialists and in view of this, many changes have been made at the top level in the government.
What experts say
Nguyen Hack Giang, an analyst at Singapore’s ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak Institute, said that Vietnam’s presidency is largely ceremonial. In her new role as head of state, Lam appears to be in a “very strong position” to become General Secretary of the Communist Party, the most important political position in the country.
