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The Communist Party of Vietnam: In fight against moral degradation
The Communist Party of Vietnam: In fight against moral degradation
4/12/16
Party
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has admitted that morality is eroding among
Party members, chipping away at public trust and threatening the very political
system. He said that falling morality and degrading lifestyles among Party
members are evident in corruption, cronyism, bureaucracy, opportunism and
individualism that have set them miles away from the public and their
grievances.
The fourth plenum of the twelfth Party Central
Committee has adopted a resolution on enhancing the building and rectification
of the Party and preventing and curbing ideological, ethical and lifestyle
degradation, as well as the manifestation of “self-evolution” and
“self-transformation” inside the Party. This could lead to collaboration with
sinister and hostile forces” to sabotage the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
There
are concerns that the Party is evolving, losing its ideological platform and
historical stance, first is the lack of internal Party discipline.
The
warning raised in the wake of a series of scandals involving Party members that
has left the nation both riveted and demoralized. The government concedes that
there have been many high-profile cases, promising strong action against corrupt
officials. Recent high-profile corruption scandal occurred at a unit of the
state-run oil and gas giant PetroVietnam that led to the arrest of four senior
executives and an international warrant for another. The Ministry of Public
Security issued an international wanted notice for Trinh Xuan Thanh, former
chairman of PetroVietnam Construction JSC (PVC), after charging him with
allowing the company to incur losses of around VND3.2 trillion ($147 million)
under his watch between 2011 and 2013. The hunt came on the heels of the
arrests of four other senior executives at the company, who are all being
probed for "violating economic management regulations causing serious
consequences”.
Also,
the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption announced that six high-profile
corruption cases are going to be brought to trial for the first time between
now and the first quarter of next year.
The
country needs to continue to press ahead with the fight against corruption and
wastefulness. The Party must continually renew itself by dismissing and
disciplining members who fail to reach the Party’s ethical standards. It is
only by campaigns of this nature that the Party can win the trust of the
people.
Yes,
people’s eyes are discerning and they can see it all. The prevention and fight
against the decline in ideology, moral quality, and lifestyle is the most
crucial and urgent task. The Party is well aware that it will be an uphill
battle, but it cannot just give up because it is relevant to the survival of
the Party and the system.
In
its report, the government said corruption remains a complicated problem and
that “an increasing number of serious corruption cases have been uncovered and
reported in many government levels and agencies.”
The
report also cited the rankings by Transparency International’s Corruption
Perceptions Index. Vietnam was ranked 112th out of 168 countries and
territories last year.
The
report said, despite many anti-corruption efforts, over the past three years
the average number of corruption cases brought into light has steadily
declined. Courts have handled fewer corruption cases this year, with fines and
recovered losses amounting to only VND92 billion ($4 million).
The
Communist Party has been re-educating millions of members about anti-corruption
and virtues. The Party has also made it clear that the fight against corruption
is critical to its leadership.
The
task of implementing Resolution No. 4 of the Twelfth Party Central Committee is
both urgent and long-term and requires the appropriate coordination between
“construction” and “fighting.” “Construction” is the basic duty and long-term
strategy while “fighting” is an important, urgent and breakthrough mission on
the principle of maintaining political stability for the national development.
It is also necessary to enhance the building and rectification of the Party at
the same time to successfully implement the resolutions of Party congresses at
all levels and the resolution of the twelfth National Party Congress. In
addition, more should be done to revise and perfect mechanisms and policies,
especially the mechanism to control the exercise of power by persons holding
key positions. There should be strict sanctions for violations in order to
prevent and handle thoroughly, openly and lawfully cases related to corruption
and other negative phenomena. It is essential to enhance the inspection,
supervision and discipline of the Party, as well as to promote the supervisory
and critical role of sociopolitical organizations and people during the
building and implementation process of policies, and to detect and prevent
signs of violations in a timely manner. In the short term, serious and
complicated corruption cases which have caused discontent among the people and
society must be thoroughly handled.
With
a high sense of responsibility and sentiment for the Party and the people, the
whole Party, each official and Party member should turn ideas into
revolutionary will and action through specific and practical work, considering
the implementation of the resolution as a driving force in their daily work.
Party cells also need to be more innovative in devising plans for work and ways
of operating, and seriously implement Resolution No. 4 on enhancing the
building and rectification of the Party and the Politburo’s Directive 05 on
strengthening the study of and adherence to the thought, morals and style of
President Ho Chi Minh and strictly implement criticism and self-criticism in
order to specify and prevent the manifestation of “self-evolution” and
“self-transformation” in a timely manner. Party committees at all levels,
especially heads of committees, agencies and units must strictly carry out
their responsibilities to set good examples.
More than ever, the entire Party, from the
Central Committee to local Party cells, from the senior leaders of the Party
and State to rank-and-file officials and Party members, firmly believe in the
Party, striving to uphold their will and take action, determined to fight to
prevent and curb ideological, ethical and lifestyle degradation, as well as the
manifestation of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation,” in order to keep
the Party strong and clean, worthy of the pride and trust of the people./.
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Corruption has become prevalent in Vietnam with a number of high-profile officials connected to serious cases, the government must issue strict measures to contain it.
It's an optimistic sign. This is the first time the government “has admitted openly” that many officials, including senior ones, have been neglecting their duties and failing to uphold moral standards and political virtues.
CPV must fight corruption to gain the people's trust!
Degrading morality and lifestyles among Party members are evident in corruption, cronyism, bureaucracy, opportunism and individualism.
The problem for Vietnam's fight against corruption is not the lack of regulations, but the lack of enforcement mechanisms.
Still believe in the CPV, which has led the country to many revolutionary achievements.
Corruption remains complicated in a number of sectors, eroding public confidence, creating social backlash, widening the rich-poor gap and holding back our country’s development.
The move shows that the Party wants to step up its fight against corruption. It may serve as a warning to corrupt officials and provide the legal basis for handling the transfer of their ill-gotten wealth to family members.
Do not let some bad elements mislead from the country's revolutionary path.
Enhancing the building and rectification of the Party, resolutely preventing and curbing ideological, ethical and lifestyle degradation.
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