PV: On February 7, 2024, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed a Decision to confer the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces on the Nghe An Provincial Police. This is not only an honor for the Nghe An Provincial Police, but also an honor for the province. Please, Chairman of the Provincial People's CommitteeEvaluateWhat about the performance of the provincial police force in recent years?
Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung:Promoting the tradition of the heroic Soviet homeland, the Nghe An Provincial Police force has always been a pioneer and leader in protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety since its inception, achieving many outstanding achievements, adding to the glorious history of Nghe An and the People's Police force. From its predecessors, the "Red Self-Defense" and "Red Guard" teams established during the climax of the Nghe Tinh Soviet Revolution in 1930-1931, the Nghe An Provincial Police force has made many great contributions to protecting the revolutionary government and the two resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism.
Under the leadership of the Party and the care, love and support of the people, generations of cadres and soldiers of Nghe An Provincial Police have always promoted the pure revolutionary spirit, intelligence, courage and solidarity, achieved many achievements and feats, crushed all plots of hostile forces and activities of all kinds of criminals, making important contributions to the cause of national liberation struggle, building and firmly defending the Fatherland.
In particular, in the period of 2013 - 2023, Nghe An Police force has been united, unanimous, united in will, overcome difficulties, proactive, creative, resourceful, brave, daring to think, daring to do, promoting emulation movements, excellently completing all assigned tasks with many outstanding results.
The Provincial Police have advised the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council and the Provincial People's Committee to issue many comprehensive leadership and direction documents, mobilizing the strength of the political system and the entire population in ensuring security and order in accordance with local realities in each period and in all situations; comprehensively and effectively implementing state management of security and order associated with many breakthrough and creative approaches. In particular, they have been intelligent, brave, and have successfully fought and solved many large, complex, and sensitive cases, creating a great resonance throughout the country; regularly doing a good job of crime prevention, contributing to gradually turning Nghe An from a complex area in terms of social security into a stable and peaceful area; firmly protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, creating a secure, safe, and favorable environment for implementing key projects and attracting investment for socio-economic development of the province.
Nghe An Provincial Police is one of the leading units of the entire People's Police force and of Nghe An province in administrative reform, with results for 8 consecutive years being ranked first by the Ministry of Public Security. In addition, it is the leading unit in building the movement of All People Protecting National Security with many good and effective ways, contributing to building and maintaining the people's security posture right from the grassroots. At the same time, it is the leading unit in volunteer movements, implementing social security programs, making important contributions to building a peaceful, prosperous and happy life for the people and creating a beautiful image of police officers and soldiers in the hearts of the people.
With outstanding results, achievements and feats, in recent years, the collective of officers and soldiers of Nghe An Provincial Police have been recognized and highly appreciated by the Government, the Ministry of Public Security, local Party committees, authorities and the People. For 9 consecutive years from 2015 to 2023, the Government has awarded the Excellent Emulation Flag. Notably, on February 7, 2024, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed a Decision to confer the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces on Nghe An Provincial Police.
PV: Dear comrade, currently, the security and order situation has many new complicated developments. According to you, what key tasks should the Nghe An Provincial Police focus on to ensure good security and order in the area?
Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung:Nghe An is the province with the largest area in the country (nearly 16,500 km2), complex terrain, large population, uneven educational level, difficult economic and social conditions; at the same time, it is one of the important, strategic areas in terms of national defense and security.
The above reality requires the Nghe An Provincial Police force to regularly and thoroughly grasp the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, and closely follow the political tasks of the Ministry of Public Security, local Party committees and authorities; regularly improve, build and enhance the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party committees and Party organizations at all levels in the unit.
It is necessary to build a clean, strong, disciplined, elite, and modern Nghe An Public Security force to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation in accordance with the spirit of Resolution No. 12-NQ/TW dated March 16, 2022 of the Politburo. Build a contingent of officers and soldiers who are absolutely loyal, have strong political will, pure revolutionary ethics, high capacity and qualifications in expertise, profession, and law; have "a warm heart, a cool head, steady feet, clean hands and know how to respect honor" because "Honor is the most sacred and noble thing" as advised by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The provincial police also need to proactively grasp the situation early, from afar, from the grassroots, firmly protect national security, ensure social order and safety in all situations; prevent and promptly respond to new incidents, risks and challenges. Resolutely attack, strongly suppress, strictly and legally handle all types of crimes, not allowing the formation of criminal gangs and groups to operate "rampantly" in the style of "mafia", ensuring social order and discipline.
Continue to further promote the movement of the People protecting the security of the Fatherland, promote it well to firmly consolidate the "people's hearts" position, the people's security position associated with the people's national defense position. Be active, proactive, creative, apply science and technology in all fields of work and combat. Closely coordinate with all levels and sectors from the Central to the local level and closely connect and attach with the People, build the image of police officers and soldiers in Uncle Ho's homeland as brave, humane, serving the People...
P.V: Dear Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Nghe An is a large province with a long border, posing many potential security and order risks, especially complex drug-related crimes. So how should the provincial police force coordinate with other forces and localities to contribute to ensuring security and order in border areas, preventing crimes, especially drug-related crimes effectively in the current period?
Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung:Nghe An has a coastline of 82km, a land border of more than 468km (accounting for 1/4 of the total length of the Vietnam - Laos border), bordering 3 provinces of Laos, with 5 border gates and hundreds of small roads, trails, and openings across the border, converging many favorable conditions for socio-economic development, but these are also difficulties, challenges and potential risks in border security protection.
Criminals have taken full advantage of the above-mentioned geographical and social difficulties to increase their activities, with increasingly sophisticated and dangerous methods and tricks. In particular, drug criminals have taken advantage of the rugged terrain and long border to organize the illegal buying and selling and transporting of drugs from abroad to Vietnam for consumption, or to other locations, with many groups of subjects operating very sophisticatedly and recklessly. In addition, new types of crimes such as high-tech crimes; crimes related to illegal credit activities; economic, positional and environmental crimes. Dangerous criminals tend to cooperate in activities.
Therefore, Nghe An Police need to further improve the quality and effectiveness of coordination and cooperation between the Police force and professional units of the Ministry of Public Security, departments, branches, organizations, and armed forces in the area in protecting national security and ensuring social order and safety.
In addition, strengthen cooperation and coordination with the Police of Bolikhamxay, Xieng Khouang and Hua Phan provinces of Laos in ensuring security and order, fighting and preventing crimes in border areas; continue to effectively implement the Project "Border communes free of drugs".
I believe that, promoting the revolutionary nature and glorious tradition of a heroic unit, Nghe An Police will continue to overcome all difficulties, excellently fulfill the noble tasks assigned by the Party, State and People, making an important contribution to the cause of economic, cultural and social development of the province in the new period.
PV: Thank you very much, comrade!
