NA Standing Committee examines anti-corruption work

The NA Judicial Committee said the government’s report on anti-corruption work fails to propose breakthrough solutions and specific roadmap to address outstanding shortcomings in the work.
NA Standing Committee examines anti-corruption work ảnh 1At the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly’s JudicialCommittee said the government’s report on anti-corruption work over the pasttime fails to propose breakthrough solutions and specific roadmap to addressoutstanding shortcomings in the work.

Commenting on the report at the National Assembly StandingCommittee’s 19th meeting on September 19, the Judicial Committeecited Party documents and public opinions as assessing that corruptioncontinues to be serious and complicated.

It quoted Conclusion 10-KL/TW of the Politburo issued onDecember 26, 2016 which said anti-corruption work has not achieved the goal ofstopping and gradually driving back corruption and wastefulness.

Therefore, the committee required the Government to clarifyreasons behind its assessment on positive changes in the situation and theforecast that corruption will reduce in 2018.

The committee also pointed out the low proportion ofverification of officials’ asset declarations with only 77 out of 1,113,422declarations being checked, or 0.007 percent, and three of which found to befalse.

In comparison, 414 declarations were checked in 2016 and1,225 in 2015.

Therefore, it requested the NA and the Government tocontinue improving regulations on declaring assets and incomes of those holdingposition and power, with clear punishment meted out for dishonesty.

The Judicial Committee also proposed that the Governmentconduct a general inspection of the appointment of officials nationwide inresponse to voters’ complaints about personnel work.

The Government’s report on anti-corruption submitted to theNA Standing Committee said the work has achieved certain deterrence effect andcreated positive changes, though without a real breakthrough. 

The government also admitted that anti-corruption work inlocalities remains weak and unequal, which was attributable to loopholes insocio-economic management mechanisms and policies in several fields and poorlaw enforcement.

The Government report also predicted a decrease incorruption cases in 2018, as drastic measures taken by the Central SteeringCommittee on Corruption Prevention and Control as well as joint efforts of relevantagencies, especially the investigation and strict punishment, take a deterrenteffect and help consolidate trust of the society.

In the afternoon the same day, the NA Standing Committee examinedreports of the Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court, the head of theSupreme People’s Procuracy and the Government on the fight and prevention ofcrime, verdict enforcement and anti-corruption work.-VNA
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