Government Inspectorate prioritises quality in 2014

At a recent press briefing in Hanoi, Deputy Inspector General Tran Duc Luong described how the agency will assign additional importance to financial transaction oversight in construction, land and natural resources management, State revenue collection, and public procurement.

Inspections will be more frequent and also unannounced. Luong stressed the need to monitor inspectors themselves, and publicise the results of the agency’s efforts.

Luong said 2014 will begin with the 62 as yet unaddressed complaints still pending investigation.

The agency conducted a total of 8,921 administrative inspections last year. It uncovered the misuse of funds totalling US$15.5 billion and 4,520 hectares of land. More than VND25 trillion and 3,653 hectares were reclaimed, and over 1,580 collectives and 2,675 individuals faced financial sanctions for administrative violations.

The inspectorate passed on 72 cases to colleagues in other investigation agencies. It pursued 45 cases of corruption involving 99 suspects and VND354 billion. Inspectors seized more than VND229 billion. Ten collectives and 104 individuals were fined for corrupt practices.

Twenty-six cases of corruption and 39 suspects were forwarded to other agencies for further investigation.