Vietnam finds 3 leaders lack of responsibilities to corruption in Q3: report

Three leaders of Vietnamese state-run agencies have been found lack of responsibilities to let corruption happen in their respective units in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, said the government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) on Thursday.

Le Hong Linh, head of GIV's Department of Planning, Finance and General Affairs, said at a press conference that the three included a former chairman of commune people's committee in northern Hoa Binh province, a chairman and a vice chairman of town people's committee in south central Tay Ninh province.

Among the three, one was disciplined, Linh told reporters.

In the Q3, as many as 2,092 administrative inspections and 74,578 specialized inspections have been carried out.

Violations of 42.656 trillion Vietnamese dong (1.91 billion U.S. dollars) and 347 hectares of land have been detected. The sector has proposed to recall some 33.97 trillion Vietnamese dong (1.52 billion U.S. dollars) and 43 hectares of land, said GIV on its website.

Meanwhile, a total of 436 individuals and groups have been proposed administrative handlings while other 16 cases involving 30 people were transferred to police.

In the last quarter this year, the GIV said it would continue completing a draft proposal on properties and income transparency as well as implementing a set of indicators to assess anti-corruption work. Endit