As soon as the provincial revolutionary government was established in Vinh town, on August 21, 1945, Nghe An Police was officially established under the name "Nghe An Reconnaissance Department". By October 1945, to suit the new situation and tasks, the Nghe An Reconnaissance Department was reorganized under the name Nghe An Police Department, and by the end of April 1946, it was renamed Nghe An Provincial Police Department.
In the early days, Nghe An Police, together with the police forces of the whole country, destroyed the sabotage activities of the first general election of the National Assembly in 1946 by the "Viet Quoc" and "Viet Cach" groups. During the arduous resistance war against French colonialism, Nghe An Police, together with the army and people in the province, achieved many feats, discovered many spy organizations... In the years after 1954, Nghe An Police concentrated its forces to fight against the enemy's forced migration to the South, protected the safety of cadres and compatriots from the South who gathered in the North; discovered, arrested, and destroyed many spy commando groups, bandit activities...
During the resistance war against the US to save the country, Nghe An Police together with the army and people in the province bravely and steadfastly stuck to the area, protected the safety of agencies, wharves, warehouses, contributed to ensuring the traffic arteries; patrolled, guarded, detected and captured many spy commando groups that infiltrated Nghe An; focused on investigating many major cases, building people's trust in the life of the new regime. Through the two resistance wars against France and the US, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of Nghe An Police supported the battlefields, of which 63 comrades heroically sacrificed, many comrades were injured and suffered from war consequences...
Since the great victory in the spring of 1975, the period when the country was moving towards socialism, together with the police force of the whole country, Nghe An police have performed well the function of advising the Party committees and authorities at all levels, directing the promotion of the movement of the People to protect the security of the Fatherland, combined with strengthening professional measures, effectively fighting against the plots and activities of causing disturbances and riots of hostile forces. Continuously launching high-point attacks and suppressing crimes, solving tens of thousands of cases, handling tens of thousands of criminals, the rate of investigation and solving cases is always at a high level.
Entering the period of national renewal, Nghe An Public Security forces have focused on advising Party committees and authorities at all levels to lead and direct the firm assurance of security and order, along with doing a good job of building forces, improving logistics and technical potential, and implementing policies, plans, and strategies to ensure security and order in line with reality. Thereby, stably and effectively resolving emerging security and order incidents, fiercely and effectively fighting against all types of crimes, dismantling hundreds of transnational drug trafficking rings, causing a stir throughout the country. Actively promoting the movement of All People Protecting National Security, contributing to firmly building the people's security posture, creating the most favorable environment and conditions for the socio-economic development of the province.
Promoting the tradition of the heroic Soviet homeland, in the period of 2013 - 2023, the Party Committee and the Nghe An Public Security force have united, unanimously agreed, overcome difficulties, been proactive, creative, resourceful, courageous, daring to think, daring to do, promoting the emulation movement, and excellently completing all assigned tasks.
On the silent security front, Nghe An Police have advised on drastic and creative implementation of many solutions, gradually turning Nghe An from a complex area in terms of social security into a stable and peaceful area. In the fight against all types of crime, they have always been at the forefront, creative in professional work, successfully solving many large, sensitive, and famous cases; in some areas, they are pioneers of the whole country, contributing to reducing the crime situation, such as: Successfully fighting major cases, arresting many dangerous criminals hiding under the guise of financial support companies and pawnshops; being creative in fighting and criminally handling illegal mineral exploitation; effectively fighting violations related to firecrackers, seizing a large amount of evidence. Advising on the drastic implementation of breakthrough solutions, contributing to turning Nghe An from a complex key area to gradually become "clean of drugs", being recognized, commended and directed to be expanded by the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security... Up to now, 27/27 border communes, 4 district-level units have been cleaned up and 195 communes, wards and towns have been expanded to be "clean of drugs".
Administrative reform continues to have many breakthroughs, in implementing Project 06 of the Government, the locality has completed the issuance of citizen identification cards early, although it is the 4th most populous province in the country. Taking care of building and nurturing core forces at the grassroots level, promoting the movement of All people protecting the security of the Fatherland to develop more and more deeply (14 models were announced by the Ministry of Public Security to be replicated nationwide). In particular, in 2023, Nghe An Police registered and built 16 typical ward police stations, models of security, order and urban civilization; 48 communes, wards, towns, 42 agencies, enterprises, educational institutions; 2 typical district-level units in the movement of All people protecting the security of the Fatherland, many times higher than the target assigned by the Ministry of Public Security.
The work of Party building, force building, and replicating advanced models in the emulation movement "For the security of the Fatherland" has always been of interest with many diverse and rich forms; there are many good ways to implement Resolution No. 12 of the Politburo on promoting the building of a truly clean, strong, disciplined, elite, modern People's Public Security force, meeting the requirements of tasks in the new situation. Many examples of pioneering cadres and soldiers, leading the volunteer movements, helping policy beneficiaries, the elderly and the weak, bravely rushing to save people in the midst of raging floods, "carrying" materials up the mountain, "speeding" to complete the construction of 3,553 houses for the poor in border districts in 2023... Thereby, more and more collectives and individuals have achieved achievements and received letters of praise from sectors, levels and the People. Over the past 10 years, there have been nearly 80 regular and part-time officers and soldiers who were brave in combat and injured while performing their duties, of which one comrade heroically sacrificed his life.
The country and homeland are awakening with the highest determination to strive to successfully achieve the goals of the 2020-2025 term. Each officer and soldier of Nghe An Police today is even more imbued with the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh, turning the pride of working and fighting in Uncle Ho's homeland into motivation, excellently completing their tasks, and making contributions to Him. Nghe An Police vows to continue the revolutionary tradition of "Forgetting oneself for the country, serving the people", worthy of the title of Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces, bringing the homeland and country to prosperity and strength.
After 79 years of construction, fighting and growing, Nghe An Police has been honored to receive 2 Ho Chi Minh Medals from the Party and State; 2 Independence Medals; 9 consecutive years of receiving the Excellent Emulation Flag from the Government, 8 consecutive years of leading the entire People's Police force in administrative reform; 21 collectives and 9 individuals were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces and many other noble awards... In particular, on February 7, 2024, Nghe An Police was honored to receive the Decision of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to sign the Decision to confer the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces. This is a great honor, a thousand flowers of victory of Nghe An Police force respectfully reporting its achievements, offering to the Party, beloved Uncle Ho on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's Six Teachings for the People's Police (March 11, 1948 - March 11, 2024).
| Photo: PV – Contributor
| Design - Engineering: Thuc Linh