Corruption fight must be associated with negative phenomena prevention: Party chief
The anti-corruption work should be associated with the prevention of negative phenomena among officials, Party members and public servants, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has requested.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) addresses the Politburo meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The anti-corruption work should be associated withthe prevention of negative phenomena among officials, Party members and publicservants, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has requested.
Addressing the Politburo meeting collecting ideas on theproject amending and supplementing functions, tasks and power of the CentralSteering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control on September 10, the Party chief stressed that it is necessary to not only fight corruption in theeconomic field, but more importantly, negative phenomena in political thought, morality, and lifestyle.
Corruption and degradation in political thought, morality,lifestyle, “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” all are manifestations ofnegative phenomena. Corruption in particular and negative phenomena in general have robbed the transparency of the Party and State apparatus, seriously affecting thehonour, prestige, morality and role of setting example of officials,Party members and public servants, and undermining the people's trust in theParty, State and regime, he noted.
Overview of the Politburo meeting (Photo: VNA)
The Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention andControl now is called the Central Steering Committee for Corruption andNegative Phenomena Prevention and Control.
It is tasked with directing the fight against corruption andnegative phenomena, with the focus on the degradation of political thought,morality and lifestyle among officials, Party members and civil servants, leadersand managers of all-level organisations in the political system throughout thecountry.
The steering committee directly instructs the handling ofserious and complicated corruption cases that draw public concern; and casesand other negative acts that seriously affect the honour, reputation, morality and example-setting role of oficials, Party members, and civil servants as well as erode trust ofthe people towards the Party, State and regime.
The Politburo's decision to amend and supplement thefunctions, tasks and power of the steering committee affirms the determinationof the Politburo, Party and State in this work./.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) addresses the Politburo meeting (Photo: VNA) 
Overview of the Politburo meeting (Photo: VNA) 
