Corruption fight increasingly drastic, effective: top leader

The fight against corruption in the recent time hasn’t been stagnant or slack but increasingly drastic and effective, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong said at the 18th session of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption in Hanoi on July 25.s
Corruption fight increasingly drastic, effective: top leader ảnh 1Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (standing) chairs the 18th session of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption in Hanoi on July 25 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The fight against corruption in therecent time hasn’t been stagnant or slack but increasingly drastic andeffective, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong said atthe 18th session of the Central Steering Committee forAnti-Corruption in Hanoi on July 25.

A report at the event noted that in the first half of 2020,aside from major achievements in the COVID-19 combat, economic development, andsocial and foreign affairs, the Party building and the corruption fight continuedto receive support and high evaluation from the people, officials and Partymembers, proving that this fight has become stronger and more drastic.

Examination, inspection and auditing have been furtherenhanced and a number of cadres committing wrongdoings, including senior officialsmanaged by the Party Central Committee, dealt with.

Attention has continued to be paid to the detection andsettlement of corruption in ministries, sectors and localities, withinvestigation launched into 143 cases involving 399 persons in the first sixmonths.

During the period, prosecution and civil judgmentenforcement agencies nationwide recovered more than 37 trillion VND (1.6billion USD) worth of stolen assets in corruption and economic cases. Of thesum, over 11.7 trillion VND worth of assets, along with many other valuable properties,in the cases under the steering committee’s monitoring was recovered,temporarily seized, or frozen.

For the rest of the year, the committee will accelerate thesettlement of serious and complex corruption and economic cases that attract thepublic’s attention; enhance examination, supervision, inspection and auditingto deal with complaints and denunciations about corruption in a timely manner;continue directing the making of regulations on anti-corruption prevention andcontrol; and bolster communications and education on the corruption fight.

Speaking at the session, General Secretary and PresidentNguyen Phu Trong, who also chairs the committee, said the corruption combat hasalmost become a movement and an irresistible trend.

Examination, inspection and auditing have been stepped upwhile many cadres with wrongdoings, including senior, incumbent and formerofficials, have been disciplined in an open, stringent but also humane manner. Theinvestigation, prosecution and trying of those violators have been carried outdrastically, and there are no off-limits zones, according to him.

He attributed the unceasing and proper fight againstcorruption to efforts by the entire Party and people, unanimity in the wholesociety, as well as the steering committee’s effective performance.

The leader emphasised that the committee is determined not to slacken but strengthen thiscombat so as to deter corruption./.
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