(VOVworld) - Anti-corruption and the revised Law on Anti-Corruption are major items on the agenda of the on-going NA 4th session. NA deputies and the public hope that the revised Law on Anti-Corruption will resolve shortcomings, reflect Party and Government resolutions on combating corruption, and abide by the international conventions Vietnam is a party to. Reporter Ngoc Anh has gathered some opinions on this matter.
The amended Law on Anti-Corruption has been made public to collect opinions nationwide before it is submitted to the National Assembly for approval. The law has been amended with stronger and more feasible regulations and sanctions to close loopholes. The amendment aims to improve institutional measures to prevent corruption, especially by ensuring transparency in administrative activities and increasing the accountability of state employees and officials.
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Some deputies have said mechanisms should enforce deterrence and prevention. Nguyen Ba Thuyen is a NA deputy from Lang Son province. He said: The mechanism for combating corruption is flawed. If we create specific regulations that allow following someone, we can detect corruption. If we don’t fix that mechanism, fighting corruption will be ineffective.
Under the 2005 Anti-corruption Law asset declaration remains a formality, which has not targeted the right people. In order to prevent corruption, we must be able to control the assets of everyone in society, especially those in positions of power. The revised Anti-Corruption Law has supplements making asset and income declarations public, expanding the categories of people having to declare assets and incomes, and identifying unaccountable assets and incomes. Voter Luong Ngoc Son lives in Hanoi. He said: The most important way to fight corruption is to practice democracy, publicity, and transparency. If we’re unable to do that it will be hard to combat corruption.
The amendments to the Anti-Corruption Law show the Party’s determination to suppress corruption. Voter Tran Dinh Tru in Hanoi shares his view: In order to promote society’s determination to fight corruption, people in high positions must declare and make public their assets.
One of the focuses of revising the Anti-Corruption Law is to change the central model for combating corruption clearly defining the relation between the National Steering Committee on Anti-corruption and functional agencies. The revised law will promote the supervisory role of the people in fighting corruption.