Auditors are not allowed to drink alcohol or have karaoke with the unit being audited.
Auditors are not allowed to drink alcohol, sing karaoke with the unit being audited, and are not allowed to gamble in any form. That is the direction of State Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc in the recently signed and issued document.
In order to strengthen the prevention and fight against corruption and tighten the discipline of auditing activities, and improve the professional ethics of public officials in the auditing sector, State Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc requested leaders of affiliated units to continue directing officials, public employees, civil servants and workers to further improve the maintenance of public service ethics and style.
These include requirements such as maintaining the reputation, image and principles of independence and objectivity of state auditors; not gambling in any form; not harassing, causing difficulties or troubles for audited units; not taking advantage of duties for personal gain; not drinking alcohol, beer and singing karaoke with audited units; strictly prohibiting omissions, intentional distortion or reduction of audit results.
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| State Audit Office Headquarters in Hanoi - Photo: Contributor |
Regarding the above directive, speaking to the press on the sidelines of the anti-corruption workshop on April 11, Mr. Le Huy Trong - Chief Auditor of State Audit Sector 5 - said that if auditors do not have the courage, they will be taken advantage of.
"Who knows, if we go to karaoke with the audited unit, they might take advantage of it to make mistakes in the audit report," he said.
The State Audit Office admits that in recent times, although most units in the sector have seriously grasped and strengthened discipline in performing their duties, the political capacity and sense of responsibility of civil servants and auditors have been clearly improved. However, there are still some units, cadres, civil servants and auditors who have not strictly complied with regulations and professional ethics standards.
Therefore, the State Auditor General requested to tighten discipline and order in performing duties and strengthen the fight against corruption through auditing activities, strictly implement professional ethics and regulations on organization and operation of the industry.
