Anti-corruption work in 2014 needs to be intensified and implementedmore drastically, creating remarkable changes compared to 2013, a seniorofficial of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has said.
Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commissionfor Internal Affairs made the remarks in an interview granted for theVietnam News Agency about important achievements in the fight againstcorruption in 2013 and key tasks for next years.
TheCentral Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption and its standing agency,the Commission for Internal Affairs, were put into operation in 2013.
In the context that the country experiencedfavourable conditions and challenges, the steering committee proved itskey role in directing and collaborating in the fight against corruptionin the whole country, making important contributions to improving theeffectiveness of the task in the current situation, said the official.
Over the year, the steering committee setup seven working groups to inspect and supervise the investigation,prosecution and judgment of serious corruption cases, he added.
According to the Commission for Internal Affairs, during the year,authorized agencies handled 774 corruption cases or economic cases withsigns of corruption with 1,974 accused, of which 707 cases with 1,595people involved were prosecuted.
The figures reflected thecomplexity of corruption crimes across the country and the efforts ofinvestigation agencies at all levels in the detection, investigation andprosecution of corruption cases, Tuan noted.
Hestressed that during the year 2014, the Central Steering Committee forAnti-Corruption will continue to urge the acceleration of legalproceedings for serious and complicated corruption cases which draw thespecial attention of the public.-VNA
Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commissionfor Internal Affairs made the remarks in an interview granted for theVietnam News Agency about important achievements in the fight againstcorruption in 2013 and key tasks for next years.
TheCentral Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption and its standing agency,the Commission for Internal Affairs, were put into operation in 2013.
In the context that the country experiencedfavourable conditions and challenges, the steering committee proved itskey role in directing and collaborating in the fight against corruptionin the whole country, making important contributions to improving theeffectiveness of the task in the current situation, said the official.
Over the year, the steering committee setup seven working groups to inspect and supervise the investigation,prosecution and judgment of serious corruption cases, he added.
According to the Commission for Internal Affairs, during the year,authorized agencies handled 774 corruption cases or economic cases withsigns of corruption with 1,974 accused, of which 707 cases with 1,595people involved were prosecuted.
The figures reflected thecomplexity of corruption crimes across the country and the efforts ofinvestigation agencies at all levels in the detection, investigation andprosecution of corruption cases, Tuan noted.
Hestressed that during the year 2014, the Central Steering Committee forAnti-Corruption will continue to urge the acceleration of legalproceedings for serious and complicated corruption cases which draw thespecial attention of the public.-VNA
