Transparency essential to combating corruption: PM
Increasing transparency is the most effective way to combat corruption in Vietnam because it involves the people and the community in supervision, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
PM Dung, who is also Head of the Central Anti-corruption Steering Committee, emphasized this at the Committee’s 16th session in Hanoi on November 15, which was focused on reviewing the anti-corruption campaign in the third quarter of 2011.
According to members of the Committee, the campaign has gained specific achievements, particularly in completing the institutional framework for preventing and fighting corruption.
It demonstrates the Party’s determination to root out corruption, they said.
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Many violations involving thousands of billions of Vietnamese dong and more than 3,000 taels of gold were detected in the third quarter, mostly via complaints and denunciations, they cited.
They said, as there are no independent assessment agencies, the investigation period, especially related to construction works, is usually extended.
The number of reported violations transferred to investigating agencies is still low and investigations are slow, while corruption is becoming increasingly more complex.
The PM asked the Committee to accelerate the completion of the institutional framework with detailed measures to counter corruption and work towards transparency, especially in land withdrawal and allocation, the equitization of State-owned enterprises, and public investment.
He noted that it is crucial to create legal documents clarifying the responsibilities of organizations and leaders, protect anti-corruption crusaders, and establish criteria to assess the corruption situation. There should also be a decree on the accountability of employees and leaders for implementing regulations concerning transparency in organizations and agencies, he said.
In addition to improving the quality of inspection, auditing, investigation and judgment on violations, the PM asked relevant agencies to focus on ongoing corruption cases including one in the Vinashin Business Group, one in the credit and banking sector, one in the Saigon Beverage Joint Stock Company, and the polymer banknote printing scandal.
He also urged the agencies to boost communications to raise public awareness of the need to provide exact and accurate information in order to bring corrupt cases to light.
The Committee will also establish working teams to review the implementation of the Party Central Committee’s resolution to enhance Party leadership in the battle against corruption and wastefulness in ministries, agencies, and localities, and organize a national conference to review the 2011 anti-corruption campaign.