Courts must stringently handle corruption cases: President
The court sector needs to work more closely with investigation, procuracy and relevant agencies to timely and strictly try cases of corruption and violations of economic laws, President Tran Dai Quang said.
President Tran Dai Quang speaks at the meeting in Hanoi on January 12 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The court sector needs to work moreclosely with investigation, procuracy and relevant agencies to timely andstrictly try cases of corruption and violations of economic laws, PresidentTran Dai Quang said on January 12.
At a meeting held by the Supreme People’s Courtin Hanoi, the President, who also chairs the Central Steering Committee forJudicial Reform, said that if new crimes and new suspects are discovered duringtrials, criminal proceedings must be launched against them as soon as possiblein order to soon punish culprits and recover stolen State assets.
He asked the court sector to enhance judicialcooperation with other countries and make use of foreign assistance to improveits capacity. It should also actively participate in multilateral judicialmechanisms to which Vietnam is a party, especially the mechanisms within theASEAN framework and led by ASEAN.
Other sectors, ministries and localities need tostrengthen coordination with courts at all levels in handling cases and verdictenforcement, he added.
President Quang applauded efforts by courts atall levels to carry out judicial reforms and fulfill targets and requirementsassigned by the National Assembly, thereby helping to ensure security, protectthe socialist rule of law, and create a stable environment for the country’ssocio-economic development and international integration.
The Supreme People’s Court reported that courtsacross the country dealt with 93.4 percent of cases in 2016. The rate ofverdicts and decisions abolished or amended due to the courts’ faults was 1.27percent, down 0.08 percent from 2015.
Many serious cases were tried timely, strictlyand in line with law, it said, adding that most civil and administrative caseswere brought to trial within the regulated period of time.
At the meeting, President Quang presented thedecisions on appointing 80 high-level judges.-VNA
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President Tran Dai Quang speaks at the meeting in Hanoi on January 12 (Photo: VNA) 
