NA deputies asked not to speak about corruption: official   Le Nhu Tien, NA’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, is seen speaking at the NA meeting on November 7, 2013 Tuoi Tre Some National Assembly deputies were often asked not to speak anything related to corruption when attending NA meetings, Le Nhu Tien, deputy chairman of the NA’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children Affairs, said. Tien made the statement at the NA’s discussion session held this morning about crime and corruption prevention and control.  He said a number of deputies told him that whenever they were about to attend NA meetings, local government leaders advised them not to say anything about corruption. Those deputies were also advised not to say anything about corruption cases that occurred in their localities, since doing so means “to wash one’s dirty linen in public," Tien said. Tien warned that if such a practice is spread among NA deputies, the fight against corruption is put at risk of failure right on the NA forum. Some people also advised NA deputies that “silence is golden”, but deputies must act as the right representatives for the will and aspiration of the people. If they fail to do so, they will be indebted to the people, Tien said. Ineffective “The Government’s report submitted to the NA admitted the fight against corruption has yet to meet expectations. That means corruption has yet to be prevented and driven back,” Tien said. “We have a strong political will but have yet to tackle problems that hinder us from combating corruption.” In discussions in groups, some deputies have proposed that concerned agencies should focus on large corruption cases that caused losses of hundreds of thousands of billion and should not only focus on small cases, Tien said. TUOITRENEWS