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also been prosecuted and sentenced to prison.
In the 91-year history of the Communist
Party of Vietnam there has never been
such a large number of deviant members
as those identified in the period between
2013 and 2020.
In such a situation, the Party leadership
must consider Party building and rectifi-
cation its most urgent and necessary task.
In his opening address at the 4th Plenum
of the 13th Party Central Committee, Mr.
Trong stressed that Party building and
rectification is a “key issue for survival”
for the Party and the political system as a
whole. He asked the plenum to focus on
measures and policies on Party building,
driving out moral degradation, corruption,
and other deviations from the Party.
“It is no coincidence that the Party
Central Committee, the Politburo, and the
Secretariat are attentive to this issue and
frequently issue directions on the imple-
mentation of tasks,” the Party Chief said,
adding that there have been notable initial
achievements and progress made in this
Anti-corruption regard, but misconduct and moral degra-
dation have not been “fundamentally elim-
inated” and have even turned into more
fight stepped up sophisticated acts that could lead to unpre-
dictable consequences.
Each of the 4th Party Central Committee
plenums is convened in the first year of
The fight against corruption has become more widespread the five-year tenure. It is therefore necessary
as such behavior is still to be eliminated. for the plenum to discuss and adopt policies,
measures, and solutions for Party building
QUOC UY Reports to be applied for the whole tenure.
All three 4th plenums of the Party Cen-
tral Committee since its 11th tenure have
adopted resolutions providing guidelines
on strengthening Party building and rec-
he 4th plenum of the Communist 14,300 cases involving 24,410 accused per- tification work, and preventing and driving
Party of Vietnam’s 13th Central sons as of the end of 2020, of which more back degradation in political thought,
T Committee concluded on October than 11,700 cases with 22,600 individuals morality, and lifestyle, and manifestations
7, completing all of its working program accused of criminal activities associated with of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation”
after four days, during which it focused corruption, economic matters, and positions among members, and issued regulations
on sketching out policies, targets, tasks, were handled at first instance trials. on activities that Party members are not
and solutions to further strengthen Party Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Party permitted to be engaged in.
building and rectification and stop and members, including more than 110 senior A new point has, however, been added
drive back degradation in political ideology, officials (from the level of deputy minister to the Party building and rectification
morality, and lifestyle, as well as signs of and above), were disciplined. Among these work, as the 4th plenum of the 13th Central
“self-evolution” and “self-transformation” were four members or former members Committee extended the scale of the work
among Party members. of the Politburo, the country’s most pow- from the Party to the entire political system,
One of the most important parts of erful body, 27 members or former members with an emphasis on proactive prevention
Party building and rectification is the anti- of the Party Central Committee, and dozens and strict handling of the degradation in
corruption fight, which has recorded many of generals. Of those disciplined, many, political thought, morality, and lifestyle
achievements to date but not eliminated such as former Politburo member Dinh as well as other negative phenomena.
the vice as yet. La Thang, former Party Central Committee This shows the Party leadership’s res-
Since the establishment of the Central members and former Ministers of Infor- olute and persistent determination in the
Steering Committee for Corruption Pre- mation and Communications Nguyen Bac uncompromising fight against corruption
vention and Control (now the Central Son and Truong Minh Tuan, and retired and other negative phenomena among
Steering Committee for Corruption and Admiral Nguyen Van Hien, who is also a Party members who have served and are
Negative Phenomena Prevention and Con- former Party Central Committee member serving in various organs of the political
trol) in February 2013, headed by Party and former Navy Commander-in-Chief, system as well as public services as a whole
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, among others, who were accused of cor- throughout the country.
prosecuting agencies at all levels throughout ruption or criminal activities causing major The fierce fight has a long way to go, it
the country had prosecuted and investigated losses to public assets and budgets, have is believed. %

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