On the morning of December 31, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Central Steering Committee on preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity, chaired the 27th meeting of the Steering Committee. 906 new cases/2,068 defendants were prosecuted for corruption crimes. Announcing the results of the meeting this afternoon, the Central Internal Affairs Committee said that the work of detecting and handling corruption and negativity continued to be directed strongly, drastically and synchronously; violations were resolutely and strictly handled, but also very humanely, focusing on differentiation in handling violators, protecting cadres who dare to think, 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 who violated the law.

General Secretary To Lam chaired the meeting. Photo: VNA

The Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Central Inspection Commission have disciplined 68 officials under the Central Government's management. For the first time, the Politburo has 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 and negative acts, violating things that Party members are not allowed to do, and the responsibility to set an example. This clearly affirms the strictness and high determination of the General Secretary, the Party, and the State in preventing and combating corruption and negative acts. In addition, the Inspection and Audit sector has focused on inspecting and auditing areas and localities prone to corruption and negative acts, which are of public concern; through inspection and auditing, it has recommended the recovery and financial handling of VND 104,042 billion and 40 hectares of land; recommended administrative handling of 2,065 collectives and 7,836 individuals.
In particular, in 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, 6 cases/32 defendants were investigated; 12 cases/440 defendants were prosecuted; 14 cases/536 defendants were tried at first instance, 16 cases/118 defendants were tried on appeal, which received public approval and high appreciation.
Central and local prosecution agencies have initiated new prosecutions of 4,732 cases/10,430 defendants for corruption, economic and position crimes; of which, 906 new cases/2,068 defendants were initiated for corruption crimes. 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 judgment enforcement agencies have recovered nearly 19,000 billion VND. In 2024, 344 cases with signs of crime were transferred to the investigation agency for investigation and handling in accordance with the provisions of law. 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 judgment enforcement agencies have recovered nearly 19,000 billion VND. Prosecuting a number of cases causing great waste The Central Internal Affairs Committee affirmed that the direction work has promoted waste prevention and control, creating new changes in awareness and determination, linking waste prevention and control with corruption and negativity prevention and control. The Politburo and the Secretariat have revised and supplemented the functions and tasks of the Central Steering Committee and the Provincial Steering Committees to direct both waste prevention and control. The General Secretary and Head of the Steering Committee have issued many strong directive messages on waste prevention and control; Party committees and organizations at all levels have thoroughly grasped and seriously implemented key and breakthrough tasks in waste prevention and control. In particular, directing the review, removal of difficulties and obstacles, handling of long-standing problems related to projects and works behind schedule, with risks of great loss and waste; prosecuting a number of cases causing great waste of the state budget for investigation and handling. The Steering Committee also focused on directing the improvement of the effectiveness of measures to prevent corruption, waste, and negativity; especially in personnel work, streamlining and streamlining the apparatus, and improving the revolutionary ethics of cadres and party members. The Politburo has issued and directed the dissemination and strict implementation of the Regulations on revolutionary ethical standards of cadres and party members in the new period, creating positive changes in awareness and action, contributing to preventing corruption, waste, and negativity from the root. The Government, ministries, branches, and localities focus on strongly implementing Project 06 of the Government in conjunction with promoting administrative reform, digital transformation, developing digital government, digital economy, and non-cash payments;... contributing to saving time and costs, minimizing harassment and inconvenience for people and businesses, improving the business environment, and promoting socio-economic development.
Disciplinary action against 130 leaders and deputies for corruption
In 2024, the provincial Steering Committees have put 155 cases under monitoring and direction; directed local prosecution agencies to prosecute 848 new cases/1,884 defendants for corruption crimes. Many localities have discovered and strictly handled many serious and complicated corruption and negative cases, including those that occurred many years ago; prosecuted officials under the management of the provincial and municipal Party Committees; disciplined 130 cases of heads and deputy heads due to lack of responsibility, allowing corruption and negative acts to occur in the agencies, organizations and units they manage and are in charge of, of which 45 cases were criminally prosecuted.
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