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Central committee orders faster settlement of major corruption cases

The investigation into and trial of many major cases monitored by the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption must be accelerated in the remaining months of 2017 as directed by the committee at its 12th meeting in Hanoi on July 31.
Central committee orders faster settlement of major corruption cases ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the 12th meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption on July 31 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The investigation into and trial ofmany major cases monitored by the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruptionmust be accelerated in the remaining months of 2017 as directed by thecommittee at its 12th meeting in Hanoi on July 31.

The committee pointed out seven focal taskgroups for the rest of the year, including the continued leadership over anddirection of the implementation of the Party and the State’s regulations onanti-corruption, and making stronger changes in this work, especially at thegrassroots level. It will order more examination, inspection and auditing,particularly in corruption-prone fields.

The committee required prompt inspection,clarification of the cause and responsibility, and strict handling oforganisations and individuals with violations at nine big loss-making projects.It also ordered faster inspection of the purchase of 95 percent of the sharesat the AVG Audiovisual Joint Stock Company by the MobiFone TelecommunicationsCorporation, and the equitisation of Quy Nhon Port in Binh Dinh province.

It also requested relevant agencies to speed upthe investigation and settlement of several cases monitored by the steeringcommittee, such as the cases at the PetroVietnam Construction Joint StockCorporation, the Dong A Joint Stock Commercial Bank, and the projects onbuilding the ethanol Phu Tho and Dung Quat factories.

The central anti-corruption steering committeealso demanded investigation, prosecution and trial of serious corruption andeconomic rules violating cases that are of public concern in 20 localities bythe end of 2017. Meanwhile, communication activities must be stepped up todisseminate anti-corruption information.

[No “prohibited zone” in execution of Party disciplinary measures]

Speaking at the meeting, Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong said the corruption and wastefulness prevention and control wereenhanced in the first half of the year, generating encouraging outcomes.

However, there remain shortcomings in thedetection, verification and investigation of corruption cases while theprogress of trials is still sluggish. While the amount of assets recovered ismodest, the corruption fight at local levels hasn’t been strongly improved, henoted.

He stressed in the remaining months, relevantagencies must successfully realise the tasks set up by the central steeringcommittee. The Party leader also stressed the importance of communications inthe corruption fight, ordering further provision of relevant information forthe press.-VNA
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