Cases of civil servants subject to increased discipline from July 2025

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 4, Article 4 of Decree 172/2025/ND-CP regulating disciplinary action against cadres and civil servants (effective from July 1, 2025) stipulates that in case of violations with one or more of the following circumstances, the disciplinary level will be increased:

a) Having been requested for review by an agency, organization or unit but not implemented, not remedied for defects or violations. Not voluntarily accepting defects, violations, or forms of discipline commensurate with the content, nature, and severity of the violation; causing material damage that must be compensated but not compensated, not remediing the consequences or remediing in violation of the requirements of competent authorities, not voluntarily returning money and assets arising from the violation;

b) deal with, distort, or hinder the process of inspection, supervision, auditing, investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments. cover up violators; threaten, harass, take revenge on those who fight, denounce, witness, provide documents and evidence for violations;

c) Violations organized by or masterminded; providing false information and reporting; preventing others from providing evidence of violations; concealing, repairing, destroying evidence, creating fake documents, records, and evidence;

d) Taking advantage of positions and powers, taking advantage of emergencies, natural disasters, fires, and epidemics to implement social security and national defense and security policies for personal gain. Forcing, mobilizing, organizing, or assisting others in violation.

Thus, from July 1, 2025, the above cases of civil servants will have their disciplinary action increased.