The fight against corruption, amendments to the 1992 Constitution, and the implementation of a number of laws are the most important issues discussed on Tuesday at the ongoing sixth session of the National Assembly. Addressing the session, Phan Trung Ly, Chairman of the NA’s Law Committee and head of the compiling board of the Committee on Draft Amendments to the 1992 Constitution, presented a report on feedback from NA deputies and people on the draft revisions and a draft resolution on the implementation of the 1992 Constitution. According to the report, most deputies agreed with the composition and content of the draft, and contributed many concrete opinions to perfect the document.

The NA later listened to Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong’s report on the enforcement of laws and resolutions adopted by the 13th NA. The session also heard a report by the Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate, Huynh Phong Tranh, on corruption prevention and combat in 2013, and another report by Nguyen Van Hien, member of the NA Standing Committee and head of the NA’s Committee for Justice, on verifying the work during the year. According to the Government report, the inspection sector has detected 80 corruption cases and 90 people with corruption-related behaviors so far this year, confiscating VND117.5 billion (US$5.6 million). It has taken back VND59 billion to the State budget and proposed administrative punishments on four units and 28 individuals as well as transferred 11 cases and 34 violators to criminal investigation agencies.

Police have handled 371 cases and 847 people accused of corruption, and recovered more than VND900 billion for the State budget, the report said.

In the afternoon, the deputies debated the supplementation and amendment to a number of articles of the draft Law on Emulation and Reward after listening to a report delivered by Truong Thi Mai, Chairwoman of the NA Committee on Social Affairs.

Today, October 23, the NA deputies are scheduled to carry out group discussions on the amendments to the 1992 Constitution and the draft resolution on the implementation of the 1992 Constitution, and work on some other issues.