'If you see your hands are dirty, it's best to quit'

This morning, May 13, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and National Assembly deputies from constituency No. 1 of Hanoi met with voters in three districts: Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, and Hai Ba Trung, before the 5th session opening on May 22.

Corruption must be dealt with seriously.

Voter representative of Hai Ba Trung District, Ms. Nguyen Thu Van welcomed the results of the Party Central Committee in preventing and combating corruption and negativity. The resolute handling of major corruption cases, regardless of prohibited areas, according to voters, has contributed to cleaning up the state apparatus, restoring discipline, and strengthening people's trust.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and voters on the morning of May 13

However, voters are worried that some recent major corruption cases in many ministries, sectors and localities are systematic and linked together to carry out corruption on a very large scale. For example, the case related to vehicle inspection has nearly 500 people with more than 70 vehicle inspection centers being prosecuted.

"Public opinion is very upset because the violations have been going on for many years, at many levels, and we request that they be handled seriously," Ms. Van said, recommending that the National Assembly and the Government step up the work of preventing and combating corruption and negativity, and increase sanctions to strictly handle corrupt acts.

At the same time, agencies need to develop and implement mechanisms to control the power of people with positions and powers; pay attention to salary reform so that officials do not need to be corrupt...

Voter Nguyen Duc Thuan (Dong Da District) assessed that the work of preventing and combating corruption continues to be carried out vigorously, with no forbidden areas. The evidence is that many major cases and incidents have been promptly investigated and handled.

He requested the Steering Committee for anti-corruption and negativity at all levels to continue to direct and take preventive measures "early and from afar" to prevent and limit corruption and negativity.

Presenting recommendations on the content of the 5th session of the 15th National Assembly, Mr. Thuan shared his concerns about the draft revised Land Law. Although it has been implemented to collect public opinions, Mr. Thuan said there are still many opinions revolving around the issue of land acquisition for project implementation.

“How are the rights of people whose land is recovered guaranteed? The price of land when recovered is low, but when investing in infrastructure, the price of land is very high. That difference causes unfairness,” Mr. Thuan raised the issue.

Mr. Thuan proposed to clearly stipulate in the draft law to implement the regulation that people whose land is recovered when moving to a resettlement place will be guaranteed income and living conditions equal to or better than their old place of residence, avoiding the situation of "leaving their children at the market".

"There's no way to run away, there's no way to hide"

Receiving voters' opinions, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong highly appreciated the comments. "I took notes of everything, 9 people expressed their opinions, each with their own perspective, brief but very correct," said the General Secretary.

The General Secretary, on behalf of the National Assembly delegation, received voters' opinions.

Citing the example of the Land Law being revised, the General Secretary said this is a pressing issue. "If we make one mistake, who will benefit and who will take advantage of this law to re-occupy the land?" the General Secretary emphasized.

Regarding corruption prevention and control, the General Secretary said that nowadays there is not only corruption but also negativity. "Now we have a theory on the fight against corruption and negativity. I wrote the book Resolutely and persistently fighting against corruption and negativity, contributing to building our Party and State to be increasingly clean and strong . At first, 200 copies were printed, now 55,000 copies have been printed, and many countries have translated it around the world. In our country, provinces, agencies and organizations are studying and learning this book," the General Secretary said.

The General Secretary emphasized that the work of preventing and combating corruption is not about internal fighting, one faction fighting another. "That is a very reactionary argument. The Party is for the people, for the country, and is not afraid to sacrifice. Officials, especially when they have power and position, can easily take advantage of it to suck up, which is to put it mildly, and to put it harshly, to steal and rob the people.

"Colluding with each other to commit corruption, negativity, and deterioration, causing the Party to lose prestige and the State to lose prestige. Therefore, the Party leads, the State manages, and the people are the masters. Both sides are reasonable," the General Secretary emphasized.

The General Secretary also informed that basically all the "famous" cases and incidents have been brought to trial in the past. There are a few individuals who have fled abroad, but the General Secretary said "it is not possible to flee". "We will try them in absentia and the court has tried them in absentia. You can't run away or hide", the General Secretary emphasized.

"It's not about punishing too severely."

The General Secretary emphasized that the important root in fighting corruption and negativity is not only fighting collusion and conspiracy to share profits, but also fighting ideological and political degradation.

The General Secretary emphasized that the root of fighting corruption and negativity is fighting ideological and political degradation.

"If you have good morals and ideology, why embezzle or be corrupt? You must despise it, know it is bad, and stay away from it. Why do you have to have relationships and collude with each other? He contributes ham, she contributes wine. It's much better now," said the General Secretary.

The General Secretary said that recently, even high-ranking leaders have dismissed many people. "Encouraging is to dismiss. If you have already violated the law, if you see that your hands are dirty, it is best to resign. That is the most gentle and humane thing. We have dealt with it. At first, some people distorted and said that this side and that side were fighting, but it is increasingly true. That is humane, compassionate, and humane, paving the way for progress, not just punishing them severely," the General Secretary emphasized.

According to the General Secretary, the provinces have now established provincial-level steering committees for anti-corruption and anti-negativity, implementing "the whole people, all levels together to fight corruption and negativity." "It's not like the lower levels don't do anything, let the Central do it or the Central go down to do it for them," the General Secretary said, adding that in the near future, they will summarize the year to see which places have done well and which places have not done well to share experiences with each other.

"If any local official cannot do it, then deal with him and replace him. If he is not worthy, then resign. That is humaneness, compassion, and humanity. Recently, there have been many cases like that and there are more, comrades just wait and see. If the local official cannot do it, the Central Committee will do it for them," the General Secretary said, hoping that Hanoi would take the lead in doing this.

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