68 officials under central management will be disciplined in 2024

In 2024, 68 officials under the Central Government's management were disciplined. For the first time, the Politburo disciplined two former key leaders of the Party and State.

According to the announcement from the Central Internal Affairs Committee, on December 31, the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, Wastefulness and Negativity (Steering Committee) held its 27th meeting to discuss and give opinions on the 2024 Operational Results and the 2025 Work Program; Results of directing and handling cases and cases under the Steering Committee's jurisdiction in 2024, along with a number of other important contents.

General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Steering Committee chaired the meeting.

General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Steering Committee chaired the meeting.

First time disciplining 2 former key leaders

At Session 27, through discussion, the Steering Committee agreed on a number of contents.

Regarding the Steering Committee's annual work results, in 2024, despite facing many difficulties, with the efforts and determination of the entire political system; the close and drastic leadership and direction with many new policies and viewpoints of General Secretary To Lam - Head of the Steering Committee; the efforts and attempts of the members of the Steering Committee and functional agencies, the work of preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity continued to be strongly implemented, achieving many important results, with new breakthroughs, more drastic and effective at both the central and local levels.

In particular, the work of building and perfecting the economic-social management institution and preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity continues to be promoted, especially focusing on removing institutional "bottlenecks" and "knots".

The Politburo and the Secretariat have issued over 40 directives, resolutions, regulations and conclusions on Party building, the political system and the prevention and fight against corruption, waste and negativity. The National Assembly has issued 31 laws and 7 resolutions; the Government and the Prime Minister have issued 162 decrees, 288 resolutions and 23 decisions.

Ministries, branches and localities have issued 11,184 documents on socio-economic management and prevention and combat of corruption, waste and negativity, contributing to overcoming loopholes, inadequacies, contradictions and overlaps, removing difficulties and obstacles, and gradually perfecting institutions to make corruption, waste and negativity "impossible".

The work of detecting and handling corruption and negativity is focused on strong, drastic and synchronous direction; violations are resolutely and strictly handled, but also very humanely, focusing on differentiation in handling violators, protecting cadres who dare to think and dare to do, for the common good.

In 2024, Party committees and inspection committees at all levels disciplined 709 Party organizations and 24,097 Party members for violations. The Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Central Inspection Committee disciplined 68 officials under the Central Committee's management.

For the first time, the Politburo disciplined two former key leaders of the Party and State for violating regulations in performing assigned duties and tasks and in preventing and combating corruption, waste, negativity, and violating things that Party members are not allowed to do and the responsibility to set an example.

Thereby clearly affirming the seriousness and high determination of the General Secretary, the Party and the State in preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity.

Creating new breakthroughs in preventing corruption and negativity

Regarding the key tasks in 2025, the Steering Committee requires that the work of preventing and combating corruption, waste, and negativity must continue to be implemented more strongly, drastically, and effectively to serve the successful organization of party congresses at all levels and the key, breakthrough, and urgent tasks of the country.

In particular, it is necessary to focus on leadership and direction to overcome loopholes and shortcomings, remove institutional and legal bottlenecks and bottlenecks, and create momentum for innovation, creativity, and socio-economic development.

Implement drastically and comprehensively, creating new changes and breakthroughs in waste prevention and control work at both the central and local levels. Urgently direct the completion of the review and have solutions to completely resolve projects that are behind schedule, have long-term backlogs, are ineffective, and cause great loss and waste. Report to the Steering Committee on the review results in the first quarter of 2025.

Directing the strengthening of inspection, supervision, auditing, investigation, and final handling of serious, complicated corruption, waste, and negative cases of public concern; especially cases and incidents related to party congress personnel at all levels.

Strive to complete the investigation and handling of 26 cases and 9 incidents by 2025. Especially focus on investigating, prosecuting, and bringing to first instance trial the cases occurring at Phuc Son Group, Thuan An, Vietnam Electricity Group, Thai Duong Group and Vietnam Rare Earth Joint Stock Company, Saigon - Dai Ninh project (Lam Dong), Nha Trang airport.

Directing effective implementation of regulations on power control, improving the effectiveness of solutions to prevent corruption, waste and negativity.

Also at this meeting, the Steering Committee agreed to end the direction of handling 10 cases and 3 incidents under the monitoring and direction of the Steering Committee because the settlement had been completed according to the provisions of law.

Recovery of corrupt assets achieved many results

In 2024, through inspection and audit, it was recommended to recover and handle 104,042 billion VND and 40 hectares of land; recommended to handle 2,065 collectives and 7,836 individuals administratively. Through inspection, audit and audit, the authorities transferred 344 cases with signs of crime to the investigation agency for investigation and handling in accordance with the law.

Prosecution agencies nationwide have initiated 4,732 new cases/10,430 defendants, prosecuted 4,074 cases/10,698 defendants, and held first-instance trials of 4,052 cases/9,664 defendants for corruption, economic crimes, and crimes of position; of which, 906 new cases/2,068 defendants were prosecuted for corruption crimes.

Regarding the cases and incidents under the supervision and direction of the Steering Committee, 8 new cases/29 defendants were prosecuted, 174 additional defendants were prosecuted in 13 cases; 13 cases/449 defendants were investigated, 06 cases/32 defendants were investigated; 12 cases/440 defendants were prosecuted; 14 cases/536 defendants were tried at first instance, and 16 cases/118 defendants were tried on appeal.

The work of recovering corrupt assets has achieved many results; in the cases and incidents under the supervision and direction of the Steering Committee, civil enforcement agencies have recovered nearly 19,000 billion VND.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/68-can-bo-dien-trung-uong-quan-ly-bi-ky-luat-trong-nam-2024-19224123116341314.htm