Vietnam People's Public Security

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Vietnam People's Public Security
Công an Nhân dân Việt Nam
Vietnam People's Insignia emblem.svg
Emblem
Vietnam People's Public Security shield.png
Patch
Flag of the People's Public Security of Vietnam.svg
Flag
Common namepolice (cảnh sát), public security (công an)
AbbreviationPPS (CAND)
MottoProtecting the Fatherland's Security
Bảo vệ an ninh tổ quốc
Agency overview
Formed19 August, 1945
Legal personality Police force
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Vietnam
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible
Parent agency Ministry of Public Security
Child agencies
  • Vietnam People's Security Force
  • Vietnam People's Police Force
Notables
Significant operation
Anniversary
  • 19 August
Website
www.mps.gov.vn (Vietnamese)
March: We Are The Policemen (authored by Professor, People's Artist Trọng Bằng)
Colors:   Yellow   Red   Green

The Vietnam People's Public Security (Vietnamese : Công an Nhân dân Việt Nam), alternatively the People's Public Security Forces (PPS; Vietnamese : Lực lượng Công an Nhân dân - CAND), also recognized as the Vietnamese Police or by its Vietnamese short name Công an (lit.'the Public Security/Police'), is the national police and the main domestic security force of Vietnam. Being a component of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces alongside the Military and the Militia, PPS is placed under political leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (via the Public Security Central Party Committee - Đảng ủy Công an Trung ương as the political head) and the executive administration of the Ministry of Public Security (Government of Vietnam).

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The PPS' powers are regulated under No. 73/2014/QH13, which was passed on 27 November 2014. [1]

Functions and branches

The People's Public Security of Vietnam has two branches: the Vietnam People's Security and the Vietnam People's Police (including Civil Defense forces).

The Vietnam People's Security works to prevent, investigate, and defeat potential actions from enemies of the Vietnamese nation that could endanger national security. They engage in espionage, and join forces with other uniformed bodies as established by law in internal political security, economic security, ideological and cultural security, network security and informational security. They manage entrance and exit visas, border security crossing and checkpoints, and immigration stations in airports, as well as in securing foreigners and Vietnamese expats in their visits to the country. They work to defend the secrecy of the Government of the Republic against external and internal threats, and help to build personal security in every aspect of life, at every area in the country. In keeping with the law, they perform several other duties, missions and responsibilities.

The Vietnam People's Police works to prevent, investigate, and solve issues relating to environmental, political, traffic, functional, and corruption-related criminal activities in keeping with the laws of the Socialist Republic. They also work with the general public in preventing participation in criminal actions, and perform responsibilities and duties pertaining to identification security, public security, transport security, road and highway safety, firefighting, civil defense, disaster preparedness and response, the Mobile Police Command, and many other duties and missions in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

These two forces are trained mainly at two institutions, the People's Police Academy of Vietnam and the People's Security Academy of Vietnam.

Tasks and powers of the People's Public Security Forces

The organisational system of the People's Public Security Forces

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Vinfast Traffic Patrol Vehicle

Department of Public Security of municipalities

Ranks of the People's Public Security of Vietnam

Officers

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers
Highest rankMiddle rankLower rank
Flag of the People's Public Security of Vietnam.svg Vietnam People's
Public Security

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General
( Đại tướng )
Colonel general
(Thượng tướng)
Lieutenant general
(Trung tướng)
Major general
(Thiếu tướng)
Senior colonel
(Đại tá)
Colonel
(Thượng tá)
Lieutenant colonel
(Trung tá)
Major
(Thiếu tá)
Captain
(Đại úy)
Senior lieutenant
(Thượng úy)
Lieutenant
(Trung úy)
Second lieutenant
(Thiếu úy)
University - college cadet
(Học viên Đại học - Cao đẳng)
Intermediate - primary student
(Học viên Trung cấp - Sơ cấp)

NCOs and enlisted

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Non-commissioned officersPolice officers
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Public Security

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Master sergeant
(Thượng sĩ)
Sergeant
(Trung sĩ)
Corporal
(Hạ sĩ)
Constable 1st class
(Chiến sĩ bậc 1)
Constable 2nd class
(Chiến sĩ bậc 2)

Equipment

Support tools

Pistols

Shotgun

Submachine gun

Assault rifle

Sniper rifle

Machine gun

Grenade launcher

Anti-tank

Vehicle

See also

Notes

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    References

    1. "Law on the People's public security Forces".
    2. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : "Law on people's public security forces, Chapter 1". Vietnam Ministry of Justice. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2017.