(kontumtv.vn) – On the morning of February 24, in Hanoi , the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform held its first meeting in 2025 to evaluate the results of judicial reform in the past time; key tasks in 2025, the 2025 Work Program and the Steering Committee's Working Regulations; and at the same time, give opinions on a number of contents related to reviewing and evaluating laws related to the death penalty and execution of death sentences.
President Luong Cuong, Head of the Steering Committee, chaired the meeting.
Also attending were Politburo members: Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh ; Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang. Also attending the meeting were Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Le Minh Tri and Party Central Committee members who are members of the Steering Committee; leaders of a number of central departments, ministries and branches.
At the meeting, delegates heard the announcement of the decision to reorganize the Steering Committee and the Politburo's Regulations on the functions, tasks, powers, and working relationships of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform. Accordingly, the Steering Committee consists of 15 members, headed by Politburo member and President Luong Cuong.
The report at the meeting showed that, in the past time, despite many difficulties and challenges, the Steering Committee has focused on leading and directing relevant agencies and organizations to thoroughly grasp and seriously and effectively implement the Party's policies and guidelines on judicial reform stated in the Resolution of the 13th National Congress, resolutions, directives and conclusions of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, especially Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW, dated November 9, 2022 "On continuing to build and perfect the socialist rule-of-law state of Vietnam in the new period" and achieved positive results.
Specifically, the Steering Committee gave opinions before the National Assembly considered and approved 3 laws and 11 resolutions related to judicial organization and activities; directed agencies to review and clarify difficulties and inadequacies in legal documents on justice. Central judicial agencies have summarized law enforcement, issued many documents guiding the implementation of provisions of the Civil Code, Civil Procedure Code, Penal Code, and Criminal Procedure Code. Attention has been paid to directing the completion of the apparatus organization, investment in facilities, building a team of officials, especially officials with clean and strong judicial titles, sufficient in quantity, quality, meeting requirements and tasks.
At the same time, the central judicial agencies have strengthened supervision, inspection, examination, self-inspection, promoted discipline and public service discipline; effectively implemented breakthrough solutions to improve the quality of investigation, prosecution, trial and execution activities; promoted and improved the quality of litigation in court in a practical and effective manner, contributing to controlling power, preventing corruption, waste, negativity, fighting injustice, mistakes and missing criminals. At the same time, strictly implemented the policy of saving and fighting waste in investment, building headquarters, evidence warehouses, equipment and technical means to serve the fight against crime, execution of judgments and judicial appraisal; enhanced the application of information technology and digital transformation to improve the quality and efficiency of judicial and judicial support activities; directed the arrangement and consolidation of the organization and apparatus of judicial agencies in a streamlined, effective and efficient manner.
At the meeting, the Steering Committee also highly agreed with the draft work program for 2025 and the Working Regulations of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform.
Concluding the meeting, President Luong Cuong affirmed that in recent times, especially in 2024, the Steering Committee as well as its members have proactively led and directed relevant agencies to continue to thoroughly grasp and seriously implement the policies and tasks of judicial reform stated in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW, other resolutions and conclusions of the Politburo; achieving many positive results. Thereby contributing to better ensuring and protecting human rights, citizens' rights, legitimate rights and interests of the State, organizations and individuals, maintaining political security, social order and safety, and promoting the country's socio-economic development.
Pointing out the shortcomings and limitations that need to be promptly remedied and basically agreeing with the task groups and solutions for 2025, as well as the focused and key contributions and proposals of the Steering Committee members, the President acknowledged and highly appreciated the responsibility of the Central Internal Affairs Committee - the Standing Body of the Steering Committee and the Supreme People's Procuracy, and agencies in preparing the content and tasks related to the Steering Committee's activities.
The President noted that the Steering Committee and its members need to evaluate their tasks, review and complete some regulations, assign members of the Steering Committee, and develop a quality work program for 2025. The tasks and solutions for the Steering Committee's activities need to identify difficulties and obstacles to remove, ensuring compliance with Party regulations and serving the common task.
The President also emphasized that 2025 is the year of many important national events; including the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country, the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South, and the reunification of the country. Therefore, there needs to be many judicial activities related to the implementation of humanitarian policies, clemency, and amnesty. To remove difficulties and obstacles, it is necessary to amend and supplement the law. However, during the time of proposing law adjustments, the Central Internal Affairs Committee needs to preside over and coordinate with the Supreme People's Procuracy, the Supreme People's Court, and relevant agencies and units to report to competent authorities so that activities can be deployed to consider clemency and amnesty on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South, the reunification of the country, and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country, in order to clearly demonstrate the humanitarian and lenient policy of our Party and State.
Basically agreeing with the 2025 work tasks of the Steering Committee, the President requested the Central Internal Affairs Committee to continue to coordinate with relevant agencies to propose and give opinions on a number of projects and contents related to amending and supplementing legal regulations on justice, judicial reform, perfecting the organization and apparatus of judicial agencies according to the Party's policy on innovation, arrangement, and streamlining the organization and apparatus of the political system to supplement the Steering Committee's program or seek opinions from the Steering Committee and the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee before submitting them to the Politburo and the Secretariat.
President Luong Cuong assessed that the opinions were also basically in agreement with the solution to perfect the law and improve the effectiveness of law enforcement related to the death penalty. At the same time, he noted that the Supreme People's Procuracy should take into account the opinions of the Steering Committee and relevant agencies to focus on early completion, ensuring that the project removes bottlenecks and bottlenecks, and corrects issues that are not suitable for practice. The Supreme People's Procuracy will coordinate with relevant units to prepare the content to submit to the Politburo for consideration and comments on this project in the first quarter of 2025, ensuring quality and progress to submit to the National Assembly for consideration and amendment of relevant laws in 2025.
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