What are responsibilities of heads of state organizations in Vietnam for anti-corruption activities?

What are responsibilities of heads of state organizations in Vietnam for anti-corruption activities?

Pursuant to Article 70 of the Law on Anti-Corruption in 2018 stipulatung as follows:

- Provide instruction for implementation of Clause 1 Article 4 of this Law.

- Become a role model of integrity; comply with regulations of law on anti-corruption, code of conduct, professional ethics and business ethics.

- Take responsibility for corrupt activities in their organizations in accordance with Article 72 and Article 73 of this Law.

What are responsibilities of heads of state organizations in Vietnam for suspension and reassignment of personnel thereof?

Pursuant to Article 71 of the Law on Anti-Corruption in 2018 stipulatung as follows:

- When there are sufficient grounds that an office holder is involved in corrupt activities and the fact that such office holder keeps holding his/her position is likely to obstruct investigation, the head of the state organization shall request a competent person to or on his/her own initiative suspend or reassign that office holder.

- The head of a state organization or the person in charge of office holder management shall consider suspending or reassigning office holders that are suspected of corrupt activities at the request of the inspecting or auditing authority, investigation agency, the People’s Procuracy or People’s Court.

- If the competent organization or person concludes that the office holder is not involved in corrupt activities, the head of a state organization or the person in charge of office holder management shall invalidate the decision on suspension or reassignment of such office holder, announce such invalidation, restore the position, the lawful rights and interests of the office holder.

- The government shall elaborate procedures for and duration of suspension or reassignment; payment of wages, benefits, the lawful rights and interests, compensation and restoration of the lawful rights and interests of officer holders that are found not involved in corrupt activities.

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