Ha Noi (VNA) - Anti-corruption fight is a time-consuming, difficult and complicated war that requires patience as well as resolve and drastic measures from the central to grassroots levels, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong, Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-corruption Fighting.
Talking with the Viet Nam News Agency, the Deputy PM said: “Corruption is now a ‘hot’, even ‘very hot’ issue, that is of vital importance for the country.”
Thus, the fight to stamp out corruption must be defined as an urgent task, but more haste, less speed, so patience and caution are needed to avoid making unjust punishment or overlooking guilty persons, he stressed.
The deputy PM went on to say that the investigation and trial of a corruption case must be based on clear and correct evidence, adding that in this spirit, four out of eight key corruption cases that the Prime Minister has urged to deal with have been brought out to trial.
According to Deputy PM Trong, the anti-corruption fight this year made remarkable progress as compared to 2006 with more cases discovered and dealt with, winning the public’s approval.
“This is very effective in deterring and preventing embezzlement while helping win the trust of the people and international friends,” said the Deputy PM.
He elaborated on important measures to be taken to effectively curb corruption, highlighting the role of the Party, the National Assembly and the Government in the work.
According to him, the Party, NA and Government should intensify their supervision and inspection role under the motto “prevention is better than cure”.
Secondly, education campaigns must be accelerated to improve the awareness and sense of responsibility of Party members, officials and people about the fighting against corruption, said the Deputy PM.
He also underlined the need to reinforce the agencies in charge of corruption fighting, and to develop the network of anti-corruption committees in provinces and cities.
Further efforts would be made to improve the legal system that should meet comprehensive, scientific and feasible criteria, he said.
The Deputy PM emphasised on the need to increase and improve the quality of the supervision, inspection, auditing and punishment of violations. He singled out the fields of infrastructure construction, land management, budget spending, public property management, equitisation of State-owned enterprises and personnel affairs as the areas that need special attention.
Deputy PM Trong also pointed to the acceleration of administrative reforms, the abolishment of the “asking-giving” mechanism, the establishment of a financial monitoring system including payment via bank accounts, and greater public role as efficient measures in the fight against corruption and wastefulness.
However, he stressed, these measures will only bring in the efficiency if they are implemented synchronously with the entire political system’s determination and the people’s support.-Enditem
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