Hanoi (VNA) - The standing board of the Central Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena convened a meeting to discuss and give opinions on the results of handling several cases in the last five months.
The committee acknowledged the drastic efforts in the work throughout the period, especially in strictly implementing the conclusions by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is head of the committee, and the committee’s 25th session; and the progress of investigating and handling cases under the committee's supervision and direction.
Legal proceedings were initiated against 2,100 cases involving 4,211 defendants nationwide, As many as 2,030 cases involving 4,042 defendants prosecuted, and 3,198 defendants involved in 1,686 cases tried at the first instance for offenses related to corruption, economic crimes, and abuse of power.
Notably, two new cases involving eight people under the oversight of the committee were prosecuted.
Longstanding and complicated corruption and other negative cases involving many ministries, sectors, and localities have been resolutely and rigorously handled.
The inspection and auditing work in areas prone to corruption and negative phenomena requested by the Steering Committee has been strengthened.
Assets worth over 7.5 trillion VND (nearly 294.6 million USD) were confiscated and reclaimed, lifting the total amount recovered since the establishment of the Steering Committee to over 85 trillion VND.
Efforts to detect and handle the cases in localities continue to be intensified. Since the beginning of the year, local prosecution agencies have initiated 190 new corruption cases involving 463 defendants.
Looking ahead, the standing board of the committee requested Party committees and authorised agencies to continue to further promote the work, focusing on thoroughly handling serious and complex cases of public interest.
The standing board agreed to include two cases under the oversight of the Steering Committee, which involve Thuan An Group and related agencies and localities; and Phuc Son Group, Thang Long Investment Trading and Real Estate JSC, and some related agencies and localities./.
