Under his decisions, deputy Chief Inspector of the Government Tran Quoc Truong was suspended from work after initial investigations showed signs of his involvement in taking bribes and covering up corrupt practices. Meanwhile, former Chief Inspector of the Government Quach Le Thanh was questioned why he had sent one of his relatives to work in his agency.

Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Dung accepted the resignation of Nguyen Van Lam, deputy head of the Government Office, who was found to have left a briefcase stuffed with money onboard a plane and was also involved in taking bribes for a court case. The PM also asked the Ministry of Public Security to relieve Major General Cao Ngoc Oanh of his post as head of its Investigation Agency. According to the PM, following their wrongdoings unveiled by investigation agencies, both officials no longer deserved to work for the central investigation agency. 

These were initial administrative fines handed down to the two officials who are likely to face stiffer fines after the investigations are concluded.

The Government’s determination to clean up the central anti-corruption agency, considered the "eyes" and "ears" of the Government, is a necessary step in stopping the acts of bribery to cover the truths and spread mislead information about corruption which has caused public outrage recently. 

Nguyen Tan Dung was elected as Prime Minister at a time when the Anti-Corruption Law came into effect. The media and society as a whole demanded punishments for corrupt officials who took bribes to mislead court rulings and promote injustice. In his capacity as the head of the Government and head of the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention, PM Nguyen Tan Dung showed the Party and State’s determination to combat corruption, which has received support from the people and international donors. 

The firm action taken by the head of the Government has fulfilled the expectations of many people, the press and National Assembly deputies, who have long expressed indignation over endemic corruption cases.