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 in recent times, the Central Government has stepped up anti-corruption work, which has been welcomed and fully supported by the people of the whole country. However, voters expressed concern that corruption is still widespread, but the issue 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 the money in corruption cases be recovered? Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong said, "Recently, we have been working hard on this issue and have 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 the 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 sufficient to cover expenses, we have expanded the scope of the subjects.

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, in recent times, 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 send 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 National Assembly Delegation Group No. 1 of Dong Nai province received many petitions from people about specific issues.

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