The discussion on October 25 during the 6th session of the 14th National Assembly on the draft revised anti-corruption law showed deputies’ views still differed on several major issues in the bill.
The Government Inspectorate held a teleconference in Hanoi on July 27 to review its performance in the first six months of 2018 and set out tasks for the last half of the year.
Lawmakers have voiced their support for extending the scope of the draft revised Anti-Corruption Law to the non-state sector to conform with the international trend and requirements of the current fight against corruption.
Lawmakers gave different ideas on specific contents needed adjusting in the draft revised Anti-Corruption Law, especially the expansion of its coverage to the private sector, subjects to asset declaration and the reclamation of corrupted property at the November 21 sitting as part of the 14th National Assembly’s ongoing fourth session.
The revised Anti-Corruption Law should accord with relevant laws and the United Nations Convention against Corruption, participants said at the third session of a National Assembly committee.