OFFICIALS ARE FOUND INVOLVED IN CORRUPTION SHALL BE SUSPENDED IN 90 DAYS
On June 17, 2013, the Government issued the Decree No. 59/2013/ND-CP detailing some articles of the Law on anti-corruption.
This Decree also points out that this Decree specifies some articles of the Law on anti-corruption applicable to bribery, the openness and transparency of activities of agencies, organizations, and units (hereinafter referred to as organizations); the procedure and duration of suspension and temporary reassignment; the salaries, benefits, other entitlements and interests, the compensation, restoration of the lawful rights and interests of officials and civil servants (hereinafter referred to as officials) after competent authorities conclude they are not involved in corruption; the regime for information supply and reporting about anti-corruption; the regime for inspecting the adherence to the laws on anti-corruption; denunciation of corruption; the formulation and implementation of regimes, limits, standards, and other Regulation of the Law on anti-corruption The maximum duration of suspension or temporary reassignment is 90 days from the day on which the decision on suspension or temporary reassignment is made.
Within 05 days from the day the competent authority concludes that the official is not involved in corruption, or from the end of the suspension or temporary reassignment period after which corruption is not proved, the decision on suspension or temporary reassignment must be annulled. The decision to cancel the suspension or temporary reassignment shall be sent to the suspended or reassigned official, the new workplace, and the organization or individual that requests the suspension or temporary reassignment.
This Decree takes effect on July 31, 2013 and supersedes the Government's Decree No. 120/2006/ND-CP dated October 20, 2006.
