'The heroic sacrifice of three police comrades has contributed to making the red flag with yellow star more beautiful'

On the morning of January 16, Nghe An Police organized a ceremony to launch a study campaign to learn from the heroic sacrifices of the martyrs: Colonel Nguyen Huy Thinh, Captain Pham Cong Huy, and Senior Lieutenant Duong Duc Hoang Quan of the Capital Mobile Police Regiment, the Mobile Police Command, and Hanoi City Police.

The launching ceremony took place simultaneously at Nghe An Police headquarters and 21 police stations of districts, cities and towns.

Bowing respectfully before the brave sacrifice of the three comrades, Major General Nguyen Huu Cau - Director of Nghe An Police said that this sacrifice is a great loss for the People's Public Security force, comrades, teammates and families of the comrades.

Nghe An police force observed a minute of silence to commemorate the heroic sacrifice of 3 police officers and soldiers in the incident in Dong Tam commune. Photo: PB

“The heroic sacrifices of the three comrades Nguyen Huy Thinh, Pham Cong Huy, and Duong Duc Hoang Quan have contributed to making the red flag with a yellow star more colorful, and are a powerful testament to the great sacrifices of the People's Public Security Forces, to continue the tradition and glorious, heroic, and indomitable history of the People's Public Security Forces soldiers "Forgetting themselves for the country, serving the people", Major General Nguyen Huu Cau said.

To continue promoting the heroic tradition of the People's Public Security Forces in general and the Nghe An Police Force in particular, the Nghe An Police Force solemnly organized the "Launching Ceremony to Study the Heroic Sacrifice of the Martyrs: Colonel Nguyen Huy Thinh, Captain Pham Cong Huy, Senior Lieutenant Duong Duc Hoang Quan" in the entire Nghe An Police Force with the slogan: "The officers and soldiers of the Nghe An Police Force promote the heroic tradition, vow to devote all their efforts and intelligence to serving the Fatherland, serving the people, worthy of the title of Police officer in the heroic Soviet homeland, the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh, who is infinitely beloved".

Major General Nguyen Huu Cau emphasized that the sacrifice of the comrades is a great loss for the People's Public Security force, comrades, teammates and their families. Photo: PB

Today's launching ceremony is an opportunity for all officers and soldiers of Nghe An Police to express their sincere feelings, deepest gratitude and respectfully bow before the brave sacrifice of "Forgetting oneself for the country, serving the people" of the three martyrs: Colonel Nguyen Huy Thinh, Captain Pham Cong Huy, Senior Lieutenant Duong Duc Hoang Quan, who fell for the cause of ensuring security and order, for the peaceful and happy life of the people.

Through this launching ceremony, it is also an opportunity for the entire Nghe An Police force to continue to demonstrate their unity, solidarity, determination to train, strive, uphold the sense of responsibility in work, combat, study, not afraid of difficulties, dangers, hardships, sacrifices, and lifelong dedication to the cause of ensuring security and order, for the peace and happiness of the people; taking the joy and happiness of the people as the joy and reason for living of each officer and soldier of Nghe An Police; always worthy of being People's Police officers living, working, and studying in the heroic Soviet homeland, the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh, who is infinitely beloved.

Major General Nguyen Huu Cau - Director of Nghe An Police Department donated to support the families of comrades and teammates who died while on duty. Photo: PB

Officers and soldiers of Nghe An Police force donate to support families of comrades and teammates who died while on duty. Photo: PB

Also at the launching ceremony, with the tradition of "Mutual love and support", "For the sake of comradeship", the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and the leaders of the Provincial Police launched and called on the Police of units, localities and each officer and soldier, depending on specific conditions and circumstances, to visit, encourage, share, help and support the families of the three comrades who sacrificed their lives.

On December 31, 2019, a number of units of the Ministry of National Defense coordinated with functional forces to build a security fence around Mieu Mon military airport in Dong Tam commune, My Duc district, Hanoi. The Mobile Police Command coordinated with Hanoi City Police to deploy forces to carry out the task of protecting the construction site area during the implementation of the task.

By the early morning of January 9, 2020, a number of subjects used grenades, petrol bombs, iron pipes with sharp knives... to fight back and fiercely attack the functional forces, causing 3 officers and soldiers of the People's Public Security Forces to sacrifice. They are: Colonel Nguyen Huy Thinh (born in 1972, Deputy Regiment Commander, Capital Mobile Police Regiment, Mobile Police Command); Captain Pham Cong Huy (born in 1993, officer of the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department, Hanoi City Police) and Senior Lieutenant Duong Duc Hoang Quan (born in 1992, officer of Battalion 1, Capital Mobile Police Regiment, Mobile Police Command).

Currently, the security and order situation in Dong Tam commune has basically stabilized, the construction of the fence of Mieu Mon airport has been completed. On January 9, 2020, the Investigation Police Agency of Hanoi City Police initiated a case on the crimes of "Murder"; "Illegal possession, use, and trading of military weapons" and "Resisting people on official duty"; The Ministry of Public Security is directing the Hanoi City Police to urgently investigate, verify, and consolidate documents to strictly handle violators according to the provisions of law.

On January 10, 2020, the President signed a decision to posthumously award the First Class Military Exploit Order; on January 11, 2020, the Prime Minister awarded the Certificate of "Fatherland's Gratitude"; the Minister of Public Security signed decisions to promote the rank of Colonel to Colonel posthumously for comrade Nguyen Huy Thinh, from Lieutenant to Captain posthumously for comrade Pham Cong Huy; from Lieutenant to Captain posthumously for comrade Duong Duc Hoang Quan.