The country’s fight against corruption in the first six months of 2007 has achieved positive results, an official from the Anti-Corruption Central Steering Committee said in a meeting to review the anti-corruption work in the first two quarters.
The Government Inspectorate has reported 4,900 corruption cases, 3,500 of which have been settled with the involvement of 1,300 individuals and corporations and over US$69 million has been revoked.
Three out of the nation’s eight most serious corruption cases have been resolved including the illegal selling of garment and textile quotas by the former Deputy Trade Minister Mai Van Dau, the abuses of power by Mac Kim Ton, Director of the Thai Binh Province Department of Education and Training and the illegal allocation of public land in Do Son, Hai Phong City.
The Government Inspectorate has reached its final phase of investigation into cases such as the installment of fake electricity meters by Ho Chi Minh City’s Power Company and the public property case involving Nguyen Duc Chi in Khanh Hoa Province. Meanwhile, Bui Tien Dung, General Director of Project Management Unit 18 (PMU18) is facing trial on bribery and corruption charges.
Moreover, five more corruption cases were also detected including the abuse of power in the construction of the Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument, the corruption case by Nguyen Dinh Than, Director of the Viet Nam Construction and Import Export Corporation (VINACONEX), the bribery and corruption case in Thien Loi Hoa Company, Lao Cai Province, illegal land allocation in Hai Phong City, Quan Nam, and the case in the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Many other corruption cases which were thought to be concealed for many years are now being investigated by relevant officials. With great efforts from across the political system, the fight against corruption has yielded positive feedback from the public and helped regain the faith of the people in the Government.
The Government’s main task in the next period is to focus on fields with high risks of corruption, such as real estate, national budget and public property. Most people’s complaints are due to the Government’s unreasonable land policies.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has required the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to carry out an inspection on current land use and management and asked the Ministry of Finance to review the national budget and public property.
Since the founding of the Anti-Corruption Laws and the Anti-Corruption Central Steering Committee, the fight against corruption has achieved much better results.
