The delegation of the National Assembly's Committee on Justice worked in Nghe An province.

Many effective solutions to combat crime

On the morning of August 15, the working delegation of the National Assembly's Judiciary Committee led by Ms. Mai Thi Phuong Hoa - Deputy Head of the National Assembly's Judiciary Committee had a working session with Nghe An province according to the program of surveying the situation of law enforcement in crime prevention and control; anti-corruption work; investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of sentences in 2022. Photo: Mai Hoa

Working with the delegation, on the provincial side, there were comrades: Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; and leaders of a number of relevant departments and branches.

At the meeting, based on their functions and tasks, representatives of provincial departments and branches reported on the law enforcement situation in the areas that the National Assembly's survey delegation was interested in. They affirmed that the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council and People's Committee always pay attention to the leadership and direction of crime and law violation prevention and control, corruption prevention and control, investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgments through the issuance of directives, resolutions, projects, telegrams, etc.

Periodically every month, quarter, and six months, listen to, grasp the situation, and direct the handling of issues and incidents as well as remove specific difficulties and obstacles; at the same time, summarize the year and organize the preliminary and final review of the implementation of directives, resolutions, and projects issued by the Central and the province.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Hai - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department reported on the work of preventing and combating crimes and law violations in the province. Photo: Mai Hoa

Since the beginning of the year, the province has directed all levels to prevent and combat violations of regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control. As a result, since the beginning of October 2021, the authorities have detected and handled administrative violations against 290 cases of intentional violations of regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control; discovered and arrested 12 cases and 13 subjects of smuggling, production, and trading of counterfeit and banned goods, intellectual property infringement, and commercial fraud related to Covid-19 prevention and control; prosecuted 3 suspects for violations in bidding causing serious consequences and forgery in work.

All levels and sectors in the province have also stepped up the implementation of many solutions to prevent, inspect, check, proactively detect, and strictly handle violations of the law related to the fields of land, resources, minerals, financial management, budget use, bidding, basic construction investment; conditional business fields such as pawnshops, online games, food hygiene and safety, smuggling, counterfeit goods, counterfeit goods, and trading of additives and chemicals.

Comrade Pham Hong Trang - Deputy Chief Justice of the Provincial People's Court reported on the investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgments in the province in 2022. Photo: Mai Hoa

All levels and sectors also focused on implementing preventive measures associated with detecting and handling corruption, including handling the responsibility of leaders. Investigation agencies at all levels in the province prosecuted and investigated 28 cases, 53 defendants; of which 3 cases/8 defendants were tried; and 4 officials were handled with responsibility of leaders.

Clarifying many shortcomings and difficulties

In addition to the results, from the practical implementation of legal regulations, leaders of provincial departments and branches also pointed out a number of difficulties and shortcomings, proposing the Central Government to resolve them.

As of now, there are no legal documents specifically regulating the preservation and handling of exhibits, objects, documents, etc. in the pre-trial stage; there are no specific regulations or instructions on the boundaries of criminal and administrative handling of the crime of humiliating others; there are no instructions for uniform application to the grounds of "Escaping to appropriate property", "when the deadline for returning property comes, despite having the conditions and ability, but intentionally not returning" for the crime of "Abuse of trust to appropriate property"...

Comrade Mai Thi Phuong Hoa - Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Judiciary Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

At the meeting, members of the monitoring delegation highly appreciated the determination of the Party Committee, government and the entire political system of Nghe An province in the fight against crime and law violations and corruption.

Sharing the characteristics of a province with a large land area, a large population and many difficult and complicated factors affecting the work of preventing and combating crimes and law violations; members of the National Assembly's survey delegation were interested in raising many issues that they wanted to clarify, grasp more practical information on the implementation of legal regulations as well as difficulties, obstacles and inadequacies in serving the process of building, amending and supplementing current regulations under the authority of the National Assembly and central ministries and branches.

Provincial leaders and departments and branches attended the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

In particular, focusing on the content related to anti-corruption measures implemented such as changing the working positions of people with positions and powers; applying science and technology in management and non-cash payments; controlling assets and income of cadres, civil servants and public employees.

Difficulties and shortcomings in crime prevention and law violations on land, bidding, and basic construction investment; direction and management of drug addicts; in civil judgment enforcement; forms of punishment for corruption crimes...

Members of the National Assembly's survey delegation. Photo: Mai Hoa