Provincial People's Council delegates wonder why the number of economic cases is still low

(Baonghean.vn) - Working with the People's Court and the Vinh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Department, members of the Legal Committee and the Provincial People's Council wondered why the number of cases of economic management order violations in the area is still low.

On the morning of September 21, the Legal Committee of the Provincial People's Council, headed by Ms. Thai Thi An Chung, conducted a supervision visit to the People's Court and the Civil Judgment Enforcement Office of Vinh City on the results of the trial and enforcement of cases of violations of economic management order. Attending the meeting was Mr. Tran Van Mao - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation.

The Provincial People's Council's Legal Committee works with the People's Court and the Vinh City Judgment Enforcement Department. Photo: HT

At the meeting, members of the monitoring delegation as well as representatives of the People's Court and the Civil Judgment Enforcement Department of Vinh City focused on discussing the issue of the number of cases of economic management order violations in Vinh City from January 2015 to June 2017 being very small.

Among the cases in this field that have been accepted and processed, the majority are cases of trafficking in prohibited goods related to firecrackers; this raises the question: is it possible that crimes in this field do not occur or are they not detected by the authorities?

In addition, the handling of violations in the trade of fireworks is currently facing difficulties due to inconsistent legal guidance documents from all levels and sectors, causing difficulties for authorities in performing their duties.

Delegates also mentioned a number of other issues related to the content of supervision such as: The role of lawyers; advisory work for Party committees and functional branches on the fight against and prevention of crimes that violate economic management order; the level and effectiveness of coordination with commune and ward authorities in ensuring the validity of judgments; the situation of paying court fees to related subjects, etc.

Ms. Thai Thi An Chung speaks at the monitoring session. Photo: HT

Responding to the issues raised, Mr. Tran Anh Sang - Chief Justice of Vinh City People's Court said that many district levels did not receive official dispatches updating regulations on handling cases of violating economic management order, specifically the crime of trading in explosives, leading to inconsistency between levels in handling cases.

Providing specific figures, Mr. Sang said that every year, Vinh City People's Court handles over 2,150 cases of all kinds. Regarding cases of economic management violations, from January 2015 to June 2017, the court accepted 18 cases, 24 defendants.

Of these, 16 cases and 21 defendants were charged with trading in prohibited goods; 2 cases and 3 defendants were charged with illegally trading in invoices. The court tried 12 cases and 15 defendants, returned 5 cases and 8 defendants for additional investigation for trading in prohibited goods, and temporarily suspended 1 case and 1 defendant for trading in cigarettes.

Mr. Dang Van Hai - Head of the Vinh City Execution Department said that every year the Department executes about 3,000 cases with about 5 trillion VND, accounting for 15 - 20% of economic cases in the whole province.

However, cases of economic management order violations account for a very small proportion. Specifically, from January 2015 to June 2017, the unit completed 5 cases with a total amount of 2.5 million VND; entrusted the execution of 4 cases; is preserving evidence of 8 cases, including 5 cases related to firecrackers with more than 74kg of firecrackers; has processed more than 156kg of firecrackers and some other evidence in a total of 9 received judgments.

Regarding the problems in the enforcement of judgments in cases of violations of economic management order, Mr. Dang Van Hai added that currently some evidences have not been allowed to be processed, including firecrackers, because the People's Court of Vinh City has suspended them according to the provisions of the guiding documents.

Vinh City People's Court holds mobile trial in Ha Huy Tap ward. Photo: Document

At the meeting, Mr. Tran Van Mao - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation received feedback on inadequacies related to policies and legal documents that agencies reported to make recommendations to relevant agencies.

At the end of the meeting, Ms. Thai Thi An Chung requested Vinh City People's Court to further improve the initiative and quality of trial of cases; pay attention and closely coordinate with relevant units and localities in resolving cases that have returned files for additional investigation.

Ms. An Chung also requested the THADS Department to pay more attention and handle more promptly the enforcement of cases of violations of economic management order.

Regarding the recommendations of the agencies at the meeting, the Legal Committee, Provincial People's Council will synthesize, reflect, and advise relevant competent agencies... to help the agencies improve the quality of trial and execution of cases of violations of economic management order in Vinh City./.

Hoai Thu