Vietnam reviews anti-corruption efforts

The meeting was presided over by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is also the head of the Central Steering Committee.

It was reported at the August 2022 meeting Vietnam had disciplined 27 ranking officials under the management of the Political Bureau and the Party’s Secretariat, an increase of 20 cases compared to the same period last year.

Enforcement agencies has recovered more than VND9,027 billion from corruption cases under the microscope of the Central Steering Committee, an increase of more than VND7,000 billion from a year earlier.

Trong reiterated the Party’s strong stance on combatting corruption among ranking officials, stating that it will be an enduring policy. He also refuted rumours that that the ongoing anti-corruption drive, which includes the handling of ranking officials who commit violations, is an internal purge or an internal struggle among various factions of the Party.

By the end of this year Vietnam aims to complete investigations into 14 cases, issue indictments to prosecute a further 20 cases, and conduct first-instance and appeal trials for 30 cases, along with completing verification and settling 21 other cases which are under the microscope of the Steering Committee.

The most notorious cases include the test kit scandal at Viet A Technologies JSC, the bribery scandal regarding repatriation flights for Vietnamese people at the Consular Department, and the share manipulation scandal at FLC Group. Two other cases under close scrutiny are the property fraud case at Tan Hoang Minh Group and the case regarding medical supply procurement violations at AIC – Vietnam Valuation and Investment JSC.

A press briefing on the results of the meeting will be held on November 18 afternoon.