Justice Ministry considers leniency for corruption criminals willing to pay up
The Ministry of Justice is considering the application of lighter sentences for corruption criminals who pay back money and assets, according to Deputy Director General of the General Department of Civil Judgment Enforcement Nguyen Thang Loi.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Justice is considering the applicationof lighter sentences for corruption criminals who pay back money and assets, accordingto Deputy Director General of the General Department of Civil JudgmentEnforcement Nguyen Thang Loi.
Speaking at the ministry’s regular press conference in thesecond quarter of the year, Loi said this is not a new point of view.
He cited the Resolution of the third session of the 10th-tenureParty Central Committee as saying that it should focus on recovering corruptassets, apply leniency for those who commit crimes but have a sincere attitude,have compensated for damage or addressed economic consequences, and cooperatedwell with authorities.
The resolution also asked for more research to amend thecriminal law towards more leniency for those who give or receive bribes butvoluntarily declare and return their assets before being detected, and stressedthe importance of money sanctions to increase the withdrawal of corrupt assets,Loi stated.
According to him, it is necessary for criminals to repent,voluntarily hand over their property in order to have their sentences reducedduring trial. And in fact, many countries have adopted this measure. At present,the General Department of Civil Judgment Enforcement assigns relevant units toresearch and learn from international experience.
According to the ministry, in nine months from October 1,2021 to June 30, 2022, the civil judgment enforcement system executed 348,490cases, reaching 64.35% of the total, with 52.16 trillion VND (2.22 billionUSD).
Regarding the withdrawal of assets appropriated and lost incriminal corruption and economic cases monitored by the Central SteeringCommittee for Anti-corruption, the total amount to be executed is more than129.6 trillion VND, of which nearly 50 trillion VND has been withdrawn./.
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Justice Ministry's regular press conference (Photo: VNA) 
