Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucattended a meeting in Hanoi on January 16 that reviewed the inspection sector’sperformance last year, noting that they have greatly helped with the fightagainst corruption. 

In 2018, the sector uncovered economicviolations involving almost 34 trillion VND (1.47 billion USD) and 34,000ha ofland. They proposed nearly 30 trillion VND and over 1,000ha of land be revoked,and over 2,000 collectives and people be given administrative punishments.Inspectorates nationwide transferred 96 violation cases involving 151 people toinvestigation agencies.

PM Phuc said the country obtained a number ofmajor achievements in all fields last year, and the people have had strongertrust in the Party. Those attainments are partly attributable to the GovernmentInspectorate and the inspection sector.

Through inspections, violations have beendiscovered and handled, helping to fill loopholes and settling shortcomings instate management, as well as policies and laws.

Those outcomes showed the great resolve of andefforts by the entire inspection sector, he noted, adding that by performingits functions and tasks well, the Government Inspectorate has substantiallycontributed to the corruption combat.

Additionally, the sector has also fulfilled itstasks in receiving and dealing with complaints and denunciations, therebysolving many pressing issues and protecting the State’s interests and people’slegitimate interests, the leader.

Statistics show that last year, inspectorshelped state administrative agencies receive nearly 395,000 citizens with over271,000 cases, handle 177,000 petitions, and deal with nearly 24,000 casesunder their jurisdiction. Through these activities, about 3 trillion VND and100ha of land were proposed to be revoked and returned to the State andcitizens. The sector also proposed administrative penalties for 469 people andtransferred six cases involving eight people to investigation agencies.

However, PM Phuc also requested the inspectionsector to straightforwardly look into its shortcomings, pointing out someprolonged inspections, the complex complaint and denunciation situation in somelocalities, sectors and authorities’ passive coordination in solving complaintsand denunciations, ineffective prevention of corruption, and modest assetrecovery results.

The sector has to further improve its work sothat its performance this year will be better than in 2018, he said.

The Government leader particularly asked them toimprove the reception of citizens’ opinions and the settlement of complaintsand denunciations because “one small fire can burn down a whole big forest”while hostile and reactionary forces can take advantage of this issue to incitedisorder.

He also told inspectors to uncover and deal withcorruption cases in a timelier and stricter manner and take more effectivemeasures to recover stolen assets and eradicate petty corruption.-VNA