Industry association has 89 "vice presidents"? Joint investigation team: suspend its external activities in accordance with the law

Recently, in Ningxia, there were 89 "vice presidents" in an industry association, which raised questions. On January 18, the Joint Investigation Team of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region issued a notice, the content of which is as follows: In response to the issues raised by the media and internet users regarding the excessive allocation of responsible personnel in the election of the Ningxia Restaurant Association, the Autonomous Region Department of Commerce, together with the Department of Civil Affairs and the Market Supervision Department, formed a joint investigation team, immediately interviewed the association's leaders, and conducted a comprehensive investigation. After preliminary investigation and verification, it was found that the election of responsible personnel in the association exceeded the quota, violating the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Social Organizations in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region," rendering the election results invalid. The Department of Civil Affairs of the Autonomous Region has issued a rectification notice to the association in accordance with the law, ordering immediate rectification. The joint investigation team will thoroughly investigate the issues of chaotic management and lack of departmental supervision in the association as reflected by the media and internet users, and will seriously handle any problems discovered in accordance with the law and regulations. Until the investigation and handling results are announced, its external activities will be suspended in accordance with the law. The progress of the investigation and the results of the handling will be promptly announced to the public and subject to public supervision. At the same time, the Autonomous Region will carry out a special rectification campaign for industry associations throughout the region, thoroughly investigating, drawing lessons from, and promoting improvement, firmly preventing such problems from recurring.