Ky Son: Militia forces effectively carry out their duties.

(Baonghean.vn) -The Hoi Phoc village of the Mong ethnic group is located more than 20 km from the center of Nam Can commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An province, with extremely difficult roads. Yet, just recently, an individual attempting to illegally spread religious doctrine was discovered and expelled from the area.

After telling me the story, Lieutenant Colonel Dau Van Dong, Political Commissar of the Ky Son District Military Command, said: "That was thanks to the timely reporting and notification from the local militia forces. To achieve such accurate and timely situational awareness and reporting, the Ky Son District Military Command has implemented a very specific handover process."

Elaborating on this handover, Lieutenant Colonel Dau Van Dong explained: "The Ky Son district is complex and challenging, with frequent occurrences of illegal migration, drug trafficking, and illegal proselytization. Prior to February 2013, the district military command had five grassroots development teams stationed in particularly difficult areas to monitor the situation, assist people in economic and social development, and maintain national defense and security. However, in March 2013, the higher authorities decided to disband these grassroots development teams. Therefore, to ensure smooth monitoring and handling of the situation, starting from the officer training course at the beginning of 2013, the Ky Son district military command transferred the methods of monitoring, reporting, and handling the situation to the officers of the commune military commands, permanent militia forces, and mobile militia forces."

To ensure the fastest and most effective transfer of knowledge, the Ky Son District Military Command compiled lesson plans linked to specific situations and handling methods. For example, in Hoi Phoc village (Nam Can commune), a stranger was suspected of illegally proselytizing in a difficult road environment with no phone signal. Upon discovering and understanding the situation, Cu Ba Chua, the militia squad leader of Hoi Phoc village, quickly cut through the forest to relay the information to Truong Son village. The militia squad leader of Truong Son village promptly reported to the Nam Can Commune Military Command. While Lau Ba Tong, the militia commander of Nam Can commune, was reporting to the District Military Command, the Nam Can commune's permanent militia squad was also making preparations to coordinate with police and border guard forces to travel to Hoi Phoc village to carry out their mission.

In transferring the ability to grasp and handle situations through specific scenarios and solutions, during the training process, the Ky Son District Military Command also focused on inspiring and guiding the commune military command staff to "offer suggestions." One way to detect people intending to migrate was through the sale of their current homes. While these house sales were not conducted openly, to prevent and stop them, the commune military command staff and village militia forces mobilized and educated the villagers, incorporating this into the village's customary regulations.

Speaking about this action by the military command and the standing platoon of Nam Can commune, Mr. Lau Va Xenh in Truong Son village expressed his joy. He shared: "Since the ban on buying and selling houses without going through the commune government was included in the village regulations, most of the Mong people in Truong Son village have realized that their actions were not in accordance with the law, so the situation of spontaneous migration has decreased significantly."

By incorporating the prohibition of illegal house buying and selling into the village regulations, and following training sessions in early 2013, the commune's military command staff also advised the district's military command, local Party committee, and government on organizing the reception and housing arrangements for migrants who had returned from Laos. The fact that village militia members gave up a portion of their farmland to those who had made mistakes and returned to work and live, and arranged for them to live interspersed with hardworking families to serve as role models, moved these migrants and gradually led them to abandon their intentions of relocating and migrating.

...Although the base-building teams are no longer in place, with the appropriate and effective handover, the commune's military command staff and the Ky Son district militia have initially detected, grasped, and handled the situation quickly and effectively, as the locals say: New but already in full swing.

Ho Linh