Lawmakers gave different ideas on specific contents needed adjusting in the draft revised Anti-Corruption Law, especially the expansion of its coverage to the private sector, subjects to asset declaration and the reclamation of corrupted property at the November 21 sitting as part of the 14th National Assembly’s ongoing fourth session.
An overview of the ongoing fourth session of 14th National Assembly (Photo VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Lawmakers gave different ideas on specific contents neededadjusting in the draft revised Anti-Corruption Law, especially the expansion ofits coverage to the private sector, subjects to asset declaration and thereclamation of corrupted property at the November 21 sitting as part of the 14thNational Assembly’s ongoing fourth session.
Accordingto Nguyen Thi Thuy, representative from Bac Kan province, there is a lack ofeffective policies for tracking asset origin and the prompt settlement of corruptedassets. She proposed further discussing the issue.
Manydeputies took note of achievements in combating corruption over the past decadesince the law was introduced, but also pointed out complicated developments andshortcomings in the work.
Accordingto the draft law, non-State organisations and enterprises will have to abide bya number of regulations on anti-corruption, such as transparency in operations,responsibilities of their head and clarity in income.
Theexpansion is part of the Government’s effort to realise the Politburo’sconclusion on gradually extending anti-corruption activities to the privatesector.
However, LuuBinh Nhuong from Ben Tre province held that the expansion is not feasible, and disagreedto expand the law’s coverage to the private sector.
SharingNhuong’s opinion, Nguyen Mai Bo from An Giang province said that the draft law shouldfocus on the appointment of officials.
Meanwhile,some legislators supported the expansion of the draft law’s coverage, assertingthat this is an outstanding feature of the law, which is suitable to theParty’s policies and international conventions, showing a mindset change inprotecting the interest of the community.
Hoang QuangHam from Phu Tho province held that it is necessary to keep a closer watch oncompanies, credit institutions, funds and social organistions, as he noted thatcorruption in these units is often serious and largely affects the community.
💎 Due todifferences in the lawmakers’ ideas, debate on the bill will be continued inthree sessions.-VNA
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An overview of the ongoing fourth session of 14th National Assembly (Photo VNA) 
