Vietnam authorities are set to tighten their grip against corruption as
proposals are being advanced to require state officials, officers of
state-owned enterprises and leaders of other institutions to disclose their
personal assets.
The National Assembly hall last
week boiled with intensity as many delegates endorsed the draft amendment of
the existing Law on Anti-Corruption requiring state officials to disclose their
assets, with the declaration publicised openly.
This regulation, carved in the
draft’s Clause 5, was considered a breakthrough to curb rampant corruption in
the country. In the existing Anti-Corruption Law, only the inspection
conclusions over state officials’ assets were publicised, they said.
According to the draft’s Clause
48, like in the existing Anti-Corruption Law, those having to declare their
assets range from accountants and vice heads and heads of sections from
state-owned banks, enterprises, schools, hospitals and organisations to
National Assembly delegates, vice heads of military units and inspectors. One
of the newest points is that these people under Clause 48 include Party
members.
Also, under Clause 49, assets to
be declared include houses, land and other construction works, precious metals,
stones and papers, money, overseas assets, and taxed incomes.
Under Clause 50, the asset
declarations shall be implemented in every December at the workplace of those
having to declare the assets. The declarations shall be posted in workplaces
and managed by the declarer’s agency.
Many delegates like Truong Thi
Yen Linh representing southern Ca Mau province said: “We cannot keep close
control of these people’s incomes and assets without these regulations. Failing
them we will continue facing with difficulties in fighting corruption.”
Delegate Nguyen Thi Phuc from
south central Binh Thuan province said though the existing Anti-Corruption Law
took effect in 2007, up to 81.3 per cent of those having to declare assets
failed to fulfill this obligation because of lax management.
“Thus, apart from these
regulations, stricter solutions must be devised. For instance, asset
declarations also need to be posted at residential places and assets of
declarers’ children must also be forced to be publicised,” she said.
Delegate Bui Nguyen Suy from
northern Son La province proposed the top legislative body to stipulate in the
draft law specific regulations on places to post the declarations, who would be
able to read the declarations, and punishments on those failing to declare
their assets sufficiently.
Nguyen Dat | vir.com.vn
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