Vietnam: Disciplinary sanctions in the form of reprimand shall be imposed upon officials revealing information even when none of official conclusions are drawn

According to Article 24 of Decree No. 19/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, from July 01, 2020, disciplinary sanctions in the form of reprimand shall be imposed upon public officials or civil servants committing one of the violations arising from the enforcement of laws on handling of administrative violations, including:

- Sanctioning administrative violations, applying remedial measures or applying administrative sanctions in an untimely, loose or ultra vires manner, or not according to procedures, or not to correct violators, as legally prescribed;

- Failing to monitor, urge and inspect the compliance of sanctioned persons or entities to sanctioning decisions; the implementation of remedial measures by persons and entities;

- Revealing information and documents about inspection conclusions even when none of official conclusions are drawn;

- Insufficiently and inaccurately carrying out inspection conclusions;

Moreover, disciplinary sanctions in the form of reprimand shall be imposed upon public employees committing one of the violations arising from the enforcement of laws on handling of administrative violations, including:

- Revealing information and documents about inspection conclusions even when none of official conclusions are drawn;

- Insufficiently and inaccurately carrying out inspection conclusions;

- Failing to settle or promptly settle complaints and denunciations arising from handling of administrative violations.

View other provisions at Decree No. 19/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from March 31, 2020.

Thu Ba

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