Procuracy urged to continue enhancing socialist legislation

Hanoi (VNA) – The Supreme People’s Procuracy needs to continue to effectively implement the policies of the Party and State regarding the judiciary field, enhance socialist legislation, ensure law enforcement and uphold the rule of law, President Tran Dai Quang has said.

Talking to the agency’s key officials in Hanoi on August 9, the President, who is also head of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform, asked the sector to pay special attention to bettering the draft Law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Penal Code 2015 and related bills.

Judiciary sectors, including the Supreme People’s Procuracy, ought to make greater efforts to combat corruption in the spirit of “no prohibited areas”, he said, stressing the need to recover appropriated assets.

President Quang also hailed the sector’s efforts in performing its assigned duties, saying they contributed to making judicial activities more effective.

In recent time, the role and responsibility of prosecutors have been enhanced while the time and quality of handling cases and the litigation skills of procurators have improved.

Over the last seven months, the sector’s supervision of the settlement of crime denouncements was implemented seriously and effectively. The sector completed all the four professional standards in accordance with Resolution No. 37/2012/QH13 of the National Assembly.

Activities done by investigation agencies under the Supreme People’s Procuracy were more and more effective, with 25 cases, including 19 relating to corruption, being prosecuted during the period.

The sector has taken many measures to improve the quality and litigation skills of prosecutors at court.-VNA