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Vietnam tells officials to avoid graft and live modestly

15/8/17
A bus goes past PetroVietnam's headquarters in Hanoi. Vietnam has pressed ahead with the handling, investigation and trial of major corruption cases, which mainly involve the much-cosseted energy and banking sectors


They must display 'no corruption or opportunism... and be determined to push back against the degeneration in political ideology.'
Vietnam's Communist Party has set out rules for top officials with an emphasis on fighting corruption, avoiding nepotism and living modestly, according to a directive issued on Monday.
Top officials must display "no corruption or opportunism... and be determined to push back against the degeneration in political ideology," said the directive, agreed by the Politburo, the decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party.
They must have "absolutely no ambition for power", "absolutely not let relatives and acquaintances benefit from their positions" and should lead "an honest, modest, sincere, transparent, simple and generous life", according to the directive.
In March, Transparency International ranked Vietnam as the second most corrupt country in Asia after India in terms of bribery. In its Corruption Perception Index 2016, the Berlin-based advocacy group also ranked Vietnam 113th out of 176 countries and territories. It is the first time the Politburo has issued an announcement that touches on such specific issues. It comes against the backdrop of a growing crackdown on corruption and waning public confidence in the push.
But what is of more grave concern is the growing public disenchantment with the political rhetoric on fighting corruption. In the March survey by Transparency International, over half of Vietnamese respondents reported their government was doing a poor job of fighting corruption.
“Massive corruption has been like rust eating away at the authority if not legitimacy of the Communist Party of Vietnam,” Carl Thayer, a veteran Australia-based expert, said. “This has been openly acknowledged by top Party officials for well over a decade,” Thayer said.
"Each major corruption case is judged not only on the financial loss to the state but also on its impact on political stability."
The crackdown on alleged corruption and mismanagement has focused on inefficient state-owned companies and has led to the rare dismissal of a Politburo member and calls for the sacking of a vice-minister for her role at an electricity firm.
Earlier this month, Trinh Xuan Thanh, a former executive accused of financial malfeasance at a subsidiary of national oil and gas giant PetroVietnam, was shown on state television saying that he had decided to turn himself in after a 10-month international manhunt.
Arrest warrants were also issued this month against 16 bankers in a fraud case that dates back to 2014.
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Voice of people 15/8/17 21:50

These measures are necessary to control the power of high-ranking officials in Vietnam.

Red Star 15/8/17 21:56

Vietnam’s fight against corruption must continue to move forward at all costs

John Smith 15/8/17 22:00

These moves came at a critical juncture when people’s confidence in Vietnam’s anti-corruption campaign is all but on the wane.

LawrenceSamuels 15/8/17 22:04

the country’s leadership has pressed ahead with the handling, investigation and trial of major corruption cases

Gentle Moon 15/8/17 22:08

The fight against corruption is hard but Vietnam has to do and must win this fight to regain trust of the people.

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