Head of the Central Propaganda Department: Anti-corruption has no forbidden zones, no safe landing

On the morning of May 10, Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong and National Assembly Delegation No. 1 of Dong Nai province met with voters of Bien Hoa city before the 7th session of the 14th National Assembly.

Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong speaks at the meeting with voters. Photo: Sy Tuyen/ VNA.

At the conference, voter Le Hong Thanh, Long Binh Tan ward, reflected on the recent increase in gasoline and electricity prices, which has affected people and caused public outrage. Voters welcomed the Prime Minister's direction to clarify the increase in electricity prices.

“The electricity price increase needs to be clarified, what is right and wrong. If the electricity industry is wrong, should the money be returned to the people or not?” voters asked.

Voter Nguyen Van Hung, Bien Hoa city, said that recently, the Central Government has stepped up anti-corruption work, which has been encouraged and fully supported by the people of the whole country. However, voters expressed concern that corruption is still widespread, but the problem of recovering assets from corruption cases is still limited.

Voters recommend stronger solutions to recover corrupt money from cases.

Speaking to voters in Bien Hoa city, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong said: "Regarding the work of fighting corruption and waste, in recent times the Party and State have focused on leading and directing this work more strongly, with no forbidden zones and no safe landings."

Voters raised the question, when dealing with corruption, can money in corruption cases be recovered? Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong said, "Recently, we have taken drastic measures on this issue and recovered corrupt assets in a number of cases. For example, in the case of Mobiphone buying 95% of AVG shares, we have recovered the entire amount of 8,700 billion and are continuing to investigate and handle related officials."

Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong said that through the four wars against France, the US, the Southwestern border, and the Northern border, it seems that everyone has contributed to the struggles to protect the Fatherland and liberate the nation at different times and in different positions.

Therefore, implementing policies for people with meritorious services is a consistent and priority policy of the Party and the State, but must follow a roadmap depending on the country's economic capacity. In recent times, when the country has developed well, the economy has become stronger, and when the accumulated revenue is enough to cover expenses, we have expanded the target group.

The Head of the Central Propaganda Department also acknowledged that there are currently subjects whose records, procedures, and certificates are delayed due to various reasons and have not yet enjoyed the policy. The Head of the Central Propaganda Department requested that local authorities at all levels continue to review and implement policies for eligible people.

For some large projects in the area such as Long Hung and Son Tien residential areas, the Government is currently directing inspections. In addition to inspecting some projects, recently, the Party has led and directed inspection work according to the Party's regulations for Dong Nai's cases.

“In fact, last year we also disciplined a key provincial official for related violations,” said Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong.

Regarding specific cases that people are upset about and have sent petitions to the leaders, the Head of the Central Propaganda Department requested the leaders of the City Party Committee and the People's Committee of Bien Hoa City to focus on handling them thoroughly according to regulations and authority.

In fact, at many meetings with voters, delegates of the National Assembly Delegation Group No. 1 of Dong Nai province received many petitions from people on specific issues.

However, many cases are under the jurisdiction of Bien Hoa city, but in reality have not been thoroughly resolved, causing frustration among the people./.