It is necessary to establish a power control mechanism to ensure that power is exercised openly and transparently.

In order to implement the plan to develop a project to submit to the Politburo for promulgation of "Regulations on controlling power to prevent and combat corruption and negativity in investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgments", on the afternoon of May 13, in Hanoi, the Steering Committee for developing the project held a scientific seminar on "Controlling power to prevent and combat corruption and negativity in investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgments".

Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Party Central Committee's Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac and Party Central Committee Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai chaired the discussion.

Speaking at the seminar, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai stated that investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgments play a very important role in preventing and combating corruption and negativity, especially in handling corruption and negativity cases and recovering corrupt assets. This is an activity that regularly uses State power, on behalf of the State in performing its duties and tasks, so it must be closely and regularly monitored and controlled.

In recent times, the Party and State have paid attention to leading and directing the building, perfecting and organizing the implementation of institutions and laws on power control in investigation, prosecution, trial and execution activities and have achieved many positive results, especially promoting quite effectively internal and external control mechanisms in these activities.

However, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, reality shows that the mechanism for controlling power in the Party and the State is not complete, synchronous, effective and efficient; the mechanism for controlling power and sanctions for violations in many areas does not exist or exists but is not specific, with low implementation efficiency; abuse of power, corruption and negativity still occur in law enforcement agencies, causing frustration in society.

“Based on that reality and the requirement to build clean, strong, and honest law enforcement agencies, and to strengthen the Party's leadership over investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments, the 4th Central Conference of the 13th tenure set out the task: "Improving the mechanism for controlling power in all fields, especially in fields and activities that are prone to corruption and negativity, such as investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments". This is also the requirement of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Conference of Internal Affairs Agencies to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress" - Mr. Le Minh Khai said.

At the seminar, experts, scientists, and delegates exchanged and discussed the current situation of power exercise and power control, especially the abuse of power, corruption, negativity, and the shortcomings, limitations, inadequacies, difficulties, and obstacles in power control in investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments. Opinions also identified weak points, Party regulations, and State laws that are still lacking and inconsistent, and at the same time proposed key tasks that need to be focused on solving...

It is necessary to establish a mechanism to control the exercise of power.

Concluding the discussion, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac affirmed that without power degeneration, there is no corruption. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a mechanism to control the exercise of power to ensure that power is exercised openly, transparently, and correctly, so that power is not corrupted. All power must be strictly controlled by mechanisms; power must be bound by responsibility, where there is power, there is responsibility; abuse and exploitation of power must be prosecuted and violations handled.

The results of the discussion also showed that controlling power to prevent and combat corruption and negativity in investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of sentences is a very necessary and even urgent issue. To control power and prevent and combat corruption well, we must first control power and prevent and combat corruption within anti-corruption agencies.

The mechanism for controlling power in the activities of investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments must both comply with the general mechanism of controlling power and have specific characteristics in the activities in these fields. The functions and tasks of these agencies must be clear, the organizational apparatus must be relatively independent in performing tasks, must be streamlined, effective, efficient, and ensure the independence of judicial positions.

“Investigative, prosecution, trial and execution agencies have their own specific characteristics and relative independence. Regardless of the control method, they must ensure relative independence in performing their tasks,” Mr. Phan Dinh Trac noted.

The Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission concluded that in order to effectively control power, it is necessary to correctly assess the current state of the power control mechanism in the activities of investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments, the loopholes, difficulties, obstacles, and inadequacies, and accurately identify acts of corruption and negativity in these activities. In addition, it is also necessary to clearly define the purpose, scope, and content of the Party's documents on controlling power, preventing corruption and negativity in the activities of investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments./.