Enhance the National Assembly's supervisory role so that there will be no more "30-year appeals for injustice"

(Dan Tri) - National Assembly deputies said that justice will remain elusive if the courts lack integrity and the National Assembly fails to fully supervise the implementation of voters' petitions.

The court must be honest and supervision must be thorough to protect the vulnerable.

Discussing in the afternoon group on October 21, delegate Le Huu Tri, Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Khanh Hoa province, raised a worrying reality: "Many cases are one way at first instance, another way at appeal, and then another way at the next. There are people who have reached the end of their rope but cannot find the truth."

According to him, in a country where the final judgment of the court still "fails to resolve the truth", that is something that needs to be corrected.

Delegate Le Huu Tri said that people are still afraid to file lawsuits in court, especially administrative cases.

"In the past, they were afraid that litigation would be time-consuming and costly, but now, even though the process has been shortened, many people still do not believe that going to court can protect their rights.

The reason is because the settlement process is still confusing and lacks transparency. This shows that people's trust in justice can only be restored when the judiciary is truly honest and equal before the law," Mr. Tri stated his opinion.

Delegate Le Huu Tri, Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Khanh Hoa province (Photo: Ho Long).

The solution, according to Mr. Tri, is to build a team of court and prosecutorial officials with integrity, public ethics and real capacity.

"The conscience, morality, integrity and absolute compliance of law makers are prerequisites for the judiciary to regain the people's trust," he emphasized.

Regarding the National Assembly's supervisory activities, he said that "they have not been properly implemented, and have not demonstrated critical thinking and thorough investigation."

He cited: "There are cases that have lasted for 30 years, through many National Assembly terms, voters have petitioned but still not been resolved. When National Assembly deputies turn to competent authorities, they receive repeated answers and cannot do anything else. There are cases that force the National Assembly delegation to petition the Central Inspection Committee to review, then the Government Inspectorate must conduct a comprehensive inspection."

From that reality, he proposed that the National Assembly design a legal mechanism to ensure the enforceability of supervisory recommendations, so that administrative agencies are responsible for implementation.

"Only then will the National Assembly's supervisory role be affirmed, and there will no longer be cases of people complaining for 30 years without finding the truth," Mr. Tri emphasized.

Voters' voices need to be heard to the end.

Delegate Hoang Quoc Khanh (Lai Chau delegation) emphasized that constitutional and legislative work is the core and continuous task of the National Assembly.

According to him, for this activity to be carried out effectively, the next term needs to focus on improving the quality of National Assembly deputies.

He proposed increasing the number of full-time delegates, especially at the local level, and at the same time arranging for the re-election of those with practical experience so that they can take on the job immediately at the beginning of the new term.

"Current legislative work goes from policy formulation to concretization into law, so delegates must have the ability to analyze and evaluate policies," he said.

Mr. Hoang Quoc Khanh, National Assembly delegate of Lai Chau province (Photo: Ho Long).

Regarding supervision work, Mr. Khanh said that the National Assembly needs to innovate more strongly: "Currently, many supervisions still stop at listening to reports and asking and answering questions with limited time. It is necessary to organize more specialized delegations to go to the field so that reports can be more objective and accurate."

He also recommended improving the quality of reports on handling voters' petitions, because "each session has thousands of petitions, but the report only mentions a few cases, not all of them."

He said that to overcome that situation, the National Assembly needs a specialized department or agency to classify, synthesize and monitor voters' petitions, instead of assigning them to a common focal point as it is now. This department will help screen and determine the level and nature of each petition so that the National Assembly Committees and delegations can monitor more deeply, down to the grassroots level.

This, according to Mr. Khanh, not only helps voters' voices to be heard more fully, but also makes reports submitted to the National Assembly more realistic, comprehensive and representative of the people's aspirations.

Delegate Khanh commented that the policy assessment has not been clarified, especially when the draft law is revised after discussion. He suggested that the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents must supplement more specific provisions.

"In addition, coordination between the submitting agency and the reviewing agency also needs to be improved right from the drafting stage to create initial consensus, helping to make legislation smoother and of better quality," he recommended.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/thoi-su/nang-cao-vai-tro-giam-sat-cua-quoc-hoi-de-khong-con-chuyen-keu-oan-30-nam-20251021171324826.htm