“Corruptible” positions must see periodic rotation

16:35' 13/06/2007 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials working in the areas of customs, banking, inspection, finance, auditing, taxation, traffic and economic police, immigration and market control, import-export, equitisation administration agencies and those involved in licencing activities must be rotated periodically. The government yesterday, June 12, made public a draft decree on the positions and working durations of state officials for public comment. According to the draft, many posts in state agencies from which corruption may be committed easily must be rotated periodically. The document points out 22 areas in which officials at certain positions must be rotated periodically, for example, those related to finance, state budget and state asset management, customs activities, taxation, the national treasury, bank licencing, forex activities, banking inspection, loan assessment. Officials involved in certificate and licence management and granting operations are also subjects of this draft decree. In addition, some kinds of police such as traffic, justice, inspection, economics, logistics are also on the above list. The draft decree says that periodical rotation of positions of state officials on the above list is a compulsory task. All state employees who don’t hold management positions, work at ministries and People’s Committees at all levels, government agencies, political and social organisations at the district level upwards, state administrative agencies, state-owned economic groups and companies are also subjects for position rotation. The time for rotation is three years for state employees who deal with professional tasks and two years for those directly involved in tasks related to the interests of citizens and organisations. The document says that the rotation must ensure objectivity and must be suitable to the professional skills of the rotated officials. Taking advantage of the rules on periodical rotation of the positions of state officials to serve personal interests or to bully them is banned. (Source: chinhphu.vn, Tien phong)