Russian experts hail Vietnam’s efforts in fight against corruption
Russian experts have applauded the national conference on corruption prevention held by Vietnam’s Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption in Hanoi on June 25, during which a large-scale programme to root out corruption was mapped out, according to Sputnik radio broadcaster.
At the national conference on corruption prevention held in Hanoi on June 25 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Russian experts have applauded the national conferenceon corruption prevention held by Vietnam’s Central Steering Committee onAnti-Corruption in Hanoi on June 25, during which a large-scale programme toroot out corruption was mapped out, according to Sputnik radio broadcaster.
Vietnam is on its right track to fight corruption, Professor Vladimir Kolotov,Director of the Ho Chi Minh Academy under the Saint Petersburg NationalUniversity told Sputnik.
General Secretary of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong was absolutely right when considering corruptionis an internal invader of the country, Kolotov said
The conference gave out impressive figuresof the critical losses to the national economy caused by corruption, he said,noting that the struggle against corruption initiated by the CPV has no restrictedzones and no exception and disciplinary measures and criminal charges were imposedon even high-ranking officials.
Also, the conference stated that President Ho Chi Minh’s thought in preservingthe Party’s purity has a crucial role in the thorough change in Vietnam, hestressed.
Meanwhile, Dr. Vladimir Mazyrin, Director of the Far East Institute’sVietnam-ASEAN Research Centre, said he was impressed by Party General SecretaryTrong’s statement “It is too early to satisfy with the achievements” and “thereis a huge load of work in the fight against corruption”.
According to a report delivered at the conference, since 2014, disciplinarymeasures have been applied on 840 Party organisations and 58,120 Party members,of whom, 2,720 violated anti-corruption regulations.
Since the beginning of 2016, 490 Party organisations and 35,000 Party membershave been punished, including 1,300 Party members involved in corruption.
Notably, 50 centrally-managed officials,including nine members or former members of the Party Central Committee,received disciplinary measures. Among them, Dinh La Thang, a former member ofthe Politburo, was expelled from the Party.
Over the years, many serious corruption and economic cases were brought tolight and handled in accordance with the law without any exceptions.-VNA
The Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption held a national conference on corruption prevention in Hanoi on June 25, chaired by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong, who is also head of the committee.
Lawmakers have voiced their support for extending the scope of the draft revised Anti-Corruption Law to the non-state sector to conform with the international trend and requirements of the current fight against corruption.
Corruption prevention is an important work that needs to be conducted regularly, continuously, resolutely and patiently, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed at a national conference of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption on June 25.
Delegates at the national conference on anti-corruption on June 25 all agreed that no “restricted areas and exceptions” are accepted in fighting corruption.
Anti-corruption work has been strengthened and made a great stride, achieving obvious and comprehensive results, and creating positive and pervasive effects on society.
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At the national conference on corruption prevention held in Hanoi on June 25 
