New points in online meeting on administrative handling of compulsory drug rehabilitation subjects
(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, an online meeting was held between the People's Court of Quy Hop district and the Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Center No. 2 of Nghe An province to apply administrative measures to send people to the Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Center. The meeting showed new points compared to the in-person meetings as before.
Notes from the first meeting
On March 7, 2024, the People's Court of Quy Hop district held an online meeting to apply administrative measures to send 12 cases residing in the area to the Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Center, including: Quan Vy Duc, Kim Tien Tung, Kim Van Loi, Quan Vi Cuong, Lu Van Thien, Sam Van Phong, Luong Van Thanh, Vi Van Thanh, Vy Quang Truong, Bui Van Tu, Le Tien Ngoc and Nguyen The Duc. The meeting was held between the two bridge points of the People's Court of Quy Hop district and the Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Center No. 2 Nghe An (in Nghi Yen commune, Nghi Loc district).
The 12 cases mentioned above are drug addicts for many years. Although they have been treated for drug addiction in their locality, they still cannot give up drugs, leading to many social problems, affecting security and order... Therefore, the People's Committees of the communes where the addicts are located have prepared documents to request the authorities to consider sending them to compulsory drug addiction treatment.
At the meeting, after the Court announced the meeting content, explained the rights and obligations of the subjects, and the statements of the requesting agencies... the subjects gave their opinions on the filing of the records, admitting their drug addiction. Most of the subjects said they knew the harmful effects of drugs, but could not quit...
After analyzing the harmful effects of drugs on the addicts themselves, the consequences for their families and society, the judge presiding over the session affirmed that the purpose of the session was to send the subjects to medical treatment. At the same time, he announced the decision to apply administrative sanctions to send 12 cases to compulsory drug rehabilitation facilities, for a period of 15-21 months.
It is known that this is the first online meeting of Nghe An province on applying administrative handling measures to send people to compulsory drug rehabilitation facilities, deployed between two points: the headquarters of the People's Court of Quy Hop district and the Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Facility No. 2 of Nghe An (in Nghi Yen commune, Nghi Loc district). The online meeting took place smoothly, in compliance with legal regulations, ensuring network information security and safety.
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 105 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations 2012, "The District People's Court has the authority to decide on applying measures of sending to reformatory schools, sending to compulsory education facilities, and sending to compulsory drug rehabilitation facilities".
Specifically, in the case of sending the subjects to compulsory drug rehabilitation facilities, before sending the subjects to rehabilitation, the Court must coordinate with the competent authorities, with the participation of the drug addicts... to organize a meeting to review whether the file is in the correct order and for the correct subjects... The meeting is supervised by the Procuracy. On that basis, the chair of the meeting will announce the decision to apply administrative sanctions to send each subject to compulsory drug rehabilitation facilities, with specific time limits.
MR. DAO VAN DAT - CHIEF JUSTICE OF QUY HOP DISTRICT PEOPLE'S COURT
According to Mr. Dat, Quy Hop is a mountainous district with a large area, and drug use is very complicated. Every year, the People's Court of Quy Hop district holds about 150 meetings to apply administrative measures to send drug addicts to compulsory rehabilitation facilities. However, holding face-to-face meetings is difficult, time-consuming, and costly... Therefore, after the People's Court of Nghe An province implemented the policy of online meetings based on the general direction of the Supreme People's Court, as well as implementing Resolution No. 05-NQ/TU of the Provincial Party Committee on promoting administrative reform in Nghe An province for the period 2021 - 2030, the People's Court of Quy Hop district is the unit registered to organize the first online meeting.
Need to move forward in unison
According to the leader of the People's Court of Nghe An province, in the past time, on average, each year the People's Court at the district level of Nghe An province applied administrative measures to send about 1,500 cases to compulsory drug rehabilitation facilities. However, organizing direct meetings encountered many difficulties and problems, such as escorting people proposed to apply compulsory drug rehabilitation measures to the Court to attend the meeting when the distance from the drug rehabilitation facility to the Court was relatively far. In many cases, the escort force had to leave early in the morning to ensure the meeting was on time, or sent the proposed people to facilities that were not in accordance with regulations when the meeting ended late...
Mr. Dao Van Dat - Chief Justice of the People's Court of Quy Hop district, added: The online meeting is connected between two points, the subjects proposed to be sent to drug rehabilitation facilities, as well as the representatives of the authorities organizing the meeting do not have to move. Accordingly, it saves time and travel costs, while ensuring publicity and the rights of the subjects. While the previous in-person meetings had many shortcomings. For example, there were cases where the court went to the grassroots to organize the meeting, the commune did not have complete documents, had to postpone, and had to release the subject. Not to mention, not all drug addicts have the consciousness to comply, so the work of protecting the in-person meeting encountered many difficulties...
According to the statistics compiled by the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An province, as of October 2023, there were 3,810 drug addicts with management records in the province, 685 people illegally using drugs. In addition to 1 district-level locality that met the criteria of "Drug-free district", Hoang Mai town, the whole province has 20/21 districts, cities, towns and 344/460 communes, wards and towns with drug problems.
Currently, drug use is mainly by people under 30 years old. This age group is getting younger and younger, with some even using at the age of 12. However, drug addiction treatment at home and in the community faces many difficulties when drug addicts and their families do not self-report and register for drug addiction treatment. Therefore, it is extremely necessary for the People's Committees of communes where drug addicts live to prepare records and request competent authorities to consider and hold meetings to send them to compulsory drug addiction treatment.
Accordingly, the implementation of the solution of organizing meetings to apply administrative measures at the Court online has partly overcome the problems that existed in the previous in-person meetings. In addition to saving time and costs compared to having to organize directly at the Court headquarters, organizing online meetings promotes digital transformation in the Court system and in drug rehabilitation facilities, contributing to the effective implementation of current administrative reform work.
The representative of the People's Court of Nghe An province said that on the basis of the recent online meeting between the two points of contact, the headquarters of the People's Court of Quy Hop district and the point of contact at the Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Center No. 2 of Nghe An (in Nghi Yen commune, Nghi Loc district), there are many advantages. In the coming time, the People's Courts at two levels will continue to coordinate with drug rehabilitation centers in Nghe An province to implement it simultaneously.
