Establish provincial steering committees to effectively fight corruption

The establishment of a provincial steering committee on anti-corruption and anti-corruption will create unity from central to local levels

At the 5th Conference of the Central Committee of the Party, term XIII, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said that the Politburo assigned the Central Committee for Internal Affairs to preside over, study and develop a project to establish a provincial steering committee. on anti-corruption and negativity (provincial steering committee).

Overcoming the situation “on hot under cold”

The Central Committee for Internal Affairs has organized to collect opinions from experts and officials with practical experience in anti-corruption and anti-corruption (anti-corruption); send consultations to the committees, ministries, branches, localities and members of the central-level steering committee to accept and complete the project. Through comments on project development, 63/63 provincial and municipal Party Committees agreed with the policy of establishing a provincial steering committee.

Talking to a reporter from Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, National Assembly member Pham Van Hoa, member of the National Assembly’s Law Committee, said that the establishment of a provincial steering committee is very necessary in the current situation. . Currently, the central steering committee has made drastic changes in this work, so the locality has more steering committees to overcome the situation of “hot and cold below”, creating unity from the central to local levels. “The anti-corruption work in some localities has not seen a clear change in recent times, the self-detection of corruption and negative cases is very little, mainly because the central agency detects and requires handling. Some Party committees and organizations have not paid due attention to the leadership, direction, inspection and supervision of this work in the locality, the mechanism of direction and coordination among functional agencies in anti-corruption work in the locality. the locality has not been concentrated” – National Assembly Representative Pham Van Hoa stated.

To step up the prevention of corruption and negativity. Recently, a number of local leaders who committed violations have been prosecuted, arrested and tried. In the photo: Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung, former Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, at the trial. Photo: NAM ANH

A member of the National Assembly’s Law Committee emphasized that the situation of “above hot and under cold” makes the anti-corruption work more or less affected. Especially at the local level, in many cases, key cadres were disciplined, even criminally handled for violations, such as a series of former leaders of Khanh Hoa province. From that fact, if the heads of localities show determination and drastic in the fight against corruption, this work will come into reality, clean up the apparatus, and strengthen the people’s confidence.

However, Dr. Nguyen Tien Dinh, former Deputy Minister of the Interior, said that public opinion is still troubled when at the central level, the fight against corruption and negativity is very fierce, but at the grassroots level, it has not been shown. this spirit. According to Mr. Dinh, many violations in the fields of land, health, etc. have been included in the list of central steering committees to monitor, direct and request the authorities to concentrate their forces to expand. investigate and clarify the nature of the case, strictly handle violations; There are no restrictions or exceptions. Therefore, when a provincial steering committee is established, it will also spread the spirit in each locality.

Assoc. Prof-Dr. Nguyen Trong Phuc, former director of the Institute of Party History – Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, also said that it is time to set up a provincial steering committee. From corruption and negative cases discovered, investigated and handled in many localities over the past time, it shows that violations are more and more sophisticated. In order to keep abreast with the reality in each locality, the provincial steering committee will be the “extended arm” of the central steering committee, so that there is no longer a situation of covering up and tolerating violations. negative.

Leaders must be fierce

According to Mr. Nguyen Thai Hoc, Deputy Head of the Central Committee for Internal Affairs, with the model of a provincial-level steering committee, it is expected to be headed by the secretary of the provincial/city party committee and will be responsible to the Party Committee and the government, before people about the leadership and direction of anti-corruption. Mr. Nguyen Thai Hoc said that if the head is not worthy, can not do it, there will be a competent agency to handle.

Regarding the organizational structure of the provincial steering committee, National Assembly deputy Pham Van Hoa said that the secretary of the provincial Party Committee and the city’s Party Committee as the head of the committee is appropriate, inheriting from the central steering committee. According to Mr. Hoa, there are still concerns when some leaders have committed serious violations over time, such as the case of Mr. Tran Van Nam, former Secretary of Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee. “The head of the steering committee, the deputy heads and members of the steering committee must be exemplary people, responsible, and aware of their responsibilities as anti-corruption agencies. The role of the head of the provincial steering committee is very important. It is important to be decisive, fair, and honest so that there is no situation of covering up, respecting, and handling violations in their locality “- Mr. Hoa said.

This National Assembly deputy said that it is necessary to set out operating regulations and assign specific responsibilities of each member of the provincial steering committee to improve the effectiveness of this model. “Once the project is approved and the provincial steering committees are established, after one year of operation, it is necessary to summarize to assess the effectiveness of each locality, to overcome the inadequacies in the organizational structure of the province. provincial steering committee” – Mr. Hoa suggested.

On the local side, Mr. Dang Ba Cuong, Head of the Internal Affairs Department of Hai Phong City Party Committee, said that when the provincial steering committee is established, the operating regulations will be issued by the central government, ensuring the rigor and synchronism. when operating in all provinces and cities. According to Mr. Cuong, the establishment of provincial-level steering committees and operating regulations will facilitate close coordination between internal government agencies of provinces and cities and judicial agencies in a scientific and effective manner. than.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Phuc said that on the basis of the organizational structure of the central steering committee, the composition of the provincial steering committee should include leaders of internal affairs, inspection, investigation, prosecution and adjudication agencies. to inspect and supervise anti-corruption work in the area. In addition, Mr. Phuc noted that the composition of the provincial steering committee needs to ensure the necessary independence from state management agencies, in order to clearly demonstrate the functions and tasks of the anti-corruption agency. In addition, the head of the provincial steering committee must demonstrate the role of general commander in this work.