Do not allow lobbying or group interests when arranging administrative units.

General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption, waste and negativity, speaks

On March 25, in Hanoi, the Standing Committee of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, Wastefulness and Negativity (Steering Committee) held a meeting to discuss and give opinions on the results of implementing the Conclusions of General Secretary To Lam since the 27th meeting of the Steering Committee up to now.

The focus is on: Results of reviewing projects that are behind schedule, prolonged, ineffective, causing great loss and waste; results of directing the handling of a number of cases and incidents according to the Conclusion of the Steering Committee and the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee; results of directing the handling of limitations, obstacles, and inadequacies in the work of appraisal, asset valuation, and asset recovery related to cases and incidents under the monitoring and direction of the Steering Committee; results of reviewing the Party's guidelines and policies on preventing corruption, waste, and negativity issued since the beginning of the 13th Party Congress term that have not yet been institutionalized.

Better meet the requirements of Party building and socio-economic development

At the meeting, the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee assessed that Party committees, Party organizations, and functional agencies at all levels have made many efforts, closely coordinated, and seriously and effectively implemented the Conclusion of the General Secretary and Head of the Steering Committee.

The work of preventing corruption, waste and negativity continues to be implemented resolutely and methodically, without any forbidden areas or exceptions, increasingly better meeting the requirements of Party building and socio-economic development of the country.

Since the 27th session, the prosecution agencies nationwide have initiated and investigated 1,132 cases/2,188 defendants, prosecuted 1,201 cases/2,373 defendants, and tried 756 cases/1,672 defendants at first instance for corruption, economic and position crimes.

Regarding the cases and incidents under the supervision and direction of the Steering Committee, 1 new case was prosecuted; 25 additional defendants were prosecuted in 7 cases; 3 cases/76 defendants were concluded for investigation; 1 case/7 defendants were concluded for supplementary investigation; 4 cases/46 defendants were issued for prosecution; 3 cases/40 defendants were tried at first instance; 3 cases/149 defendants were tried at appeal.

In particular, the investigation of the case at Phuc Son Group has been completed; indictments have been issued for the cases at Vietnam Electricity Group, Vietnam Tea Corporation, and Thai Duong Group; the first-instance and appeal trials of a number of key cases have been completed in accordance with the Steering Committee's Plan, including: The case at the Saigon - Dai Ninh Project (Lam Dong); The case at the Phan Thiet coastal urban tourism project, Phu Thuy ward, Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province; The case at the Vietnam Register and related units; The case at the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Center (VNCERT), Ministry of Information and Communications.

General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption, waste and negativity, speaks

The Central Inspection Commission, Party committees and inspection committees at all levels have completed inspections and strictly handled violations by Party organizations, cadres and Party members related to cases and incidents occurring at AIC Company, Phuc Son Group and Thuan An according to the conclusion of the Steering Committee.

Through inspection, 381 party organizations and 819 party members were handled and disciplined, including 57 officials under the Central Committee's management.

Since the beginning of 2025, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Central Inspection Commission have disciplined four officials under the central government's management. The Government and the Prime Minister have focused on leading and directing ministries, branches, and localities to review and handle projects that have been delayed and are at risk of loss and waste.

Reviewed, classified and handled 1,315 public investment projects, non-budgetary investment projects, and PPP projects with difficulties and problems.

Urgently direct the inspection and handling of difficulties and obstacles for the Investment Project to build the second facility of Bach Mai Hospital and the second facility of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, striving to put them into use in 2025 according to the Conclusion of the General Secretary, Head of the Steering Committee.

Directing the handling of difficulties and obstacles, promptly putting into operation and use the Project to solve flooding caused by tides in Ho Chi Minh City area and renewable energy projects that have been built but not yet connected and operated.

Some localities have proactively brought a number of wasteful cases to the Provincial Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption, Waste and Negativity to monitor and direct for focused and thorough handling.

The Ministry of Public Security's investigation agency and local police have prosecuted and investigated a number of cases of waste according to the motto "handling one case, warning the whole region, the whole field". Such as the case of "Accepting bribes; Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences" occurring at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hoang Dan Company Limited and related units; the case of "Violating regulations on management and use of State assets causing loss and waste" occurring at Vietnam Cement Corporation (VICEM) and related units...

The authorities have proactively coordinated to remove difficulties and obstacles in the work of appraisal, asset valuation, and recovery of corrupt assets.

Regarding cases and incidents under the supervision and direction of the Steering Committee, since the 27th meeting, the authorities have completed 12 conclusions on appraisal and valuation; civil enforcement agencies have recovered more than 6,000 billion VND, bringing the total amount recovered since the establishment of the Steering Committee to 102,040 billion VND.

Party committees and organizations have paid attention to leading and directing the review, revision, supplementation, and completion of Party institutions and State laws, focusing on institutions and laws related to the organization and operation of agencies after restructuring and streamlining.

Review and overcome loopholes and shortcomings, remove many institutional bottlenecks and bottlenecks, create momentum for innovation, creativity, socio-economic development and improve the effectiveness of preventing corruption, waste and negativity.

Since the beginning of the 13th Party Congress, the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat have issued more than 170 documents on Party building, the political system, and the prevention of corruption, waste, and negativity.

The National Assembly and the Government have issued 69 laws and ordinances, more than 800 resolutions and decrees on socio-economic management and the prevention of corruption, waste and negativity.

Members of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption, waste and negativity attended the meeting

Prioritize maximum asset recovery for the state

At the meeting, the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee emphasized that in the coming time, the Party and State are simultaneously implementing many important revolutionary policies and decisions to develop the country.

The work of preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity must closely follow and effectively serve the country's political tasks; continue to synchronously and resolutely implement solutions to prevent, detect and handle corruption, waste and negativity, without any forbidden areas or exceptions, must be linked to the goals of socio-economic development, ensuring the highest national and ethnic interests; prioritize the recovery of maximum assets for the state, handle them economically, civilly and administratively, and finally handle them criminally.

Speaking at the meeting, emphasizing a number of key tasks in the coming time, General Secretary To Lam requested to step up the fight against corruption, waste, and negativity associated with completing the arrangement and streamlining of the apparatus and administrative units at all levels of the political system; resolutely not allowing corruption, waste, and negativity to occur.

Party committees and leaders at all levels must lead and direct closely, strengthen inspection and supervision, and absolutely prevent the occurrence of "lobbying", "group interests", corruption, waste and negativity in personnel work and in the arrangement and use of headquarters and public assets of agencies, units and localities when implementing the organization and reorganization of administrative apparatus and units; correct the mentality of waiting and delaying work resolution, causing congestion and wasting time, effort and money of the State, people and businesses.

The Government Party Committee directed the urgent completion of a general review of public assets of agencies, units, and localities nationwide to have a plan for management, arrangement, and use after rearranging and streamlining the apparatus and administrative units at all levels, ensuring efficiency, proper purpose, and avoiding loss, waste, corruption, and negativity.

Complete the handling by 2025 of public housing facilities that are not used, used inefficiently, or used for the wrong purpose.

The General Secretary requested to focus on inspecting, investigating, and thoroughly handling corruption, waste, and negative cases related to personnel for Party Congresses at all levels and the 14th National Party Congress.

Especially investigate and thoroughly handle cases and incidents related to Thuan An Group, AIC Company, Xuyen Viet Oil Company (phase 2), Nha Trang airport project...

Strive to complete the investigation, prosecution, and trial of 21 cases by the end of 2025, and complete the verification and handling of 5 cases according to the Steering Committee's Plan.

The General Secretary emphasized the need to create more obvious changes in waste prevention work, especially focusing on thoroughly handling projects that are behind schedule, have backlogs, are prolonged, and are ineffective, causing great loss and waste, contributing to mobilizing and effectively using resources to serve the economic growth target of over 8% in 2025 and double digits in the following years.

The Government, ministries, branches and localities continue to thoroughly review; clarify the causes of delays and prolonged backlogs; propose handling plans and clearly define the handling authority for each project, avoid shirking responsibility, promptly put projects into operation and use, and complete the handling plan before June 30, 2025.

Issue the Inspection Conclusion (before March 31, 2025) and direct the removal of difficulties and obstacles, putting the second facility of Bach Mai Hospital and the second facility of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital in Ha Nam province into use before December 31, 2025.

Focus on removing difficulties and obstacles, soon putting into operation and using renewable energy projects and projects to solve flooding caused by tides in Ho Chi Minh City area.

Conduct specialized inspections and audits in a number of localities with many projects and works using state budget capital, long-term backlog, and high risk of loss and waste; complete specialized inspections on waste prevention in management and use of real estate facilities managed by state agencies, organizations, and enterprises in 2025.

The General Secretary requested to summarize the work of preventing corruption, waste and negativity during the 13th Party Congress, and supplement and perfect the implementation direction during the 14th Party Congress.

In the immediate future, urgently complete the review and by 2025 fully institutionalize the Party's guidelines and policies on preventing corruption, waste, and negativity mentioned at the 13th National Party Congress.

The General Secretary emphasized the continued implementation of synchronous solutions to prevent corruption, waste, and negativity. The focus is on promoting comprehensive digital transformation according to Resolution 57 of the Politburo.

Strongly reform administrative procedures based on digital transformation and application of artificial intelligence (AI), innovate management and administration methods, increase publicity, transparency, accountability, limit contact, completely eliminate the disease of harassment and inconvenience for people and businesses, while reducing compliance costs and improving labor productivity.

Promote non-cash payments to effectively control assets and income. Implement extensively and substantially tasks and solutions on education on thrift, integrity, impartiality, and impartiality; form a culture of integrity, no corruption, waste, or negativity, becoming a conscious and voluntary act, "like daily food, water, and clothing" among cadres, party members, and the people.

The General Secretary suggested doing a good job of propaganda work, creating consensus in society on the work of preventing corruption, waste, and negativity, in conjunction with the country's development goals.

Propaganda work needs to be diverse and in-depth to change awareness, warn of violations and encourage the participation of cadres, party members and people in preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity; at the same time, strengthen the fight against and refute wrong and hostile viewpoints and arguments, taking advantage of the prevention of corruption, waste and negativity to cause internal division and sabotage the Party and State, especially during the time of organizing Party Congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress.

Also at this meeting, the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee agreed to put a number of cases and incidents with signs of waste under the monitoring and direction of the Steering Committee, including: The case of "Violating regulations on management and use of State assets causing loss and waste" related to violations at the Project of the Operation and Trade Center Building, Vietnam Cement Corporation (VCEM); Hoi Xuan Hydropower Project, Thanh Hoa Province; Project to build the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Sub-project 2 (Lim - Pha Lai), belonging to the Yen Vien - Pha Lai - Ha Long - Cai Lan railway project.

VN (according to VNA)

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