Every citizen is a 'supervisor' protecting security at the grassroots level.

Maintain security in special areas

Thanh Lien Commune (Thanh Chuong) has 2,192 households and 9,638 people, including both Catholics and non-Catholics. Currently, the commune has 7 effective "People's Protection of National Security" models, typically models of peaceful gongs, security lights, suggestion boxes and crime reporting, especially the self-managed residential group model with 96 groups and 1,875 members.

These are the "extended arms" of the Party cell and hamlet management board in ensuring security and order, resolving conflicts, fostering village love, neighborhood solidarity, and religious solidarity, not letting small conflicts become big conflicts.

Thanks to good work in ensuring security and order, people in Thanh Lien commune (Thanh Chuong) are assured to develop production and build new rural areas. Photo: Mai Hoa

In the first 6 months of 2022 alone, 18 cases of conflicts among the people were reconciled at the grassroots level. The self-management groups in hamlets in Thanh Lien commune also coordinated with the police force to sign a commitment to say no to law violations, reaching a rate of 95%; coordinated with the authorities to manage 13 subjects who have completed their prison sentences, 4 subjects with suspended sentences, provided 23 reports on security and order... In addition, Thanh Lien commune has installed 50 security cameras in the area and is striving to install a total of 100 security cameras by the end of 2022.

Many other localities in Thanh Chuong district have also relied on the people, closely following the people to build more than 228 models, typical in the field of national defense and security. Thereby, contributing to resolving conflicts in the community and promoting the sense of responsibility in the fight, prevention and control of crime; providing important sources of information to help forces detect and effectively handle social evils. The district police have coordinated to build 75 people's patrol teams; the district Fatherland Front Committee has established more than 2,449 self-management teams, of which 310 model self-management teams have been launched and put into effective operation... contributing to maintaining political security, order and social safety in the area.

Signing a commitment to implement the model of "Narcotics-free border commune" in Tam Hop (Tuong Duong). Photo: Van Hau

In the border commune of Tam Hop (Tuong Duong), in recent years, in Mong Pha Lom village, some subjects have secretly spread Protestantism illegally, disturbing the lives of the people. The Party Committee and the government have regularly coordinated with the Border Guard Station and the Commune Police force to propagate and raise awareness for the people not to participate in helping bad guys develop illegal religions; to strictly abide by village and hamlet conventions, focus on production, develop the socio-economy and preserve the national cultural identity.

Working group in Pha Lom village, Tam Hop commune inspects the progress of new rural construction and security and order situation in the village. Photo: Gia Huy

“The locality has seriously maintained a working group in Pha Lom village to monitor and prevent the above-mentioned illegal activities. At the same time, we have coordinated with the Lau clan to propagate and mobilize the Lau Song Lenh household to return to their traditional beliefs; coordinated with the Xong clan to propagate and mobilize the Xong Da Xu household to move their camp out of the Dao tree slope area (within the protective forest area). Along with that, we have deployed many activities to help Pha Lom village build a new rural village in 2022,” said Mr. Le Hong Thai - Secretary of the Tam Hop Commune Party Committee.

In Na Ngoi commune (Ky Son), there is a border of more than 20 km long, with 4 ethnic groups Kinh, Mong, Kho Mu and Thai living together, rugged terrain, many trails, and openings across the border... creating many difficulties in management, patrolling, and control as well as being easily exploited by criminals to commit crimes.

Faced with that reality, implementing the motto that each citizen is an observer and an active supervisor contributes to ensuring security and order at the grassroots level. The Party Committee and the government have coordinated with the functional forces to build 22/22 self-management committees on security and order and the model of "Self-management of security and order" in Buoc Mu village, the Ethnic Boarding High School and Primary School 1 in Na Ngoi commune; the model of "Mua family self-management of security and order" in Pu Quac village, the model of "Safe residential area for fire prevention and control" in Phu Kha 2 village, "Narcotics-free village" in Buoc Mu village.

The convention of Phu Kha 1 village, Na Ngoi commune is posted in front of each house. Photo: Gia Huy

“The model of Peaceful People in Phu Kha 1 village with specific provisions included in the village covenants and regulations posted in front of people’s houses, focuses on preventing illegal proselytizing, stabilizing village security, supporting people to change their awareness in production, animal husbandry, hunger eradication and poverty reduction. Thereby, ensuring peace for the people, peace for the area, and peace for the border”, said Mr. Va Ba Gio - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Na Ngoi commune.

Protecting national security early and from afar

In Plan No. 58/KH-UBND on building the movement "All people protect national security" in 2022, the People's Committee of Nghe An province requires: Continue to improve the quality and effectiveness of the movement "All people protect national security", creating a strong change in awareness and responsibility of the political system and all classes of people, especially the role and responsibility of Party committees, leaders, cadres, and party members to mobilize the combined strength of sectors, levels, political and social organizations and all people to participate in the work of ensuring security and order. In particular, further enhance the proactiveness, creativity, close and regular coordination between the Public Security force and the provincial Fatherland Front and departments, branches, and organizations in performing the task of ensuring security and order and building the movement "All people protect national security".

Quy Hop District Police presented "Peace Keychains" to people in Banh village, Chau Quang commune. Photo: Hoai Thu

On that basis, the authorities have coordinated with localities to promote crime prevention and law violation activities associated with building the movement "All people protect national security" at the grassroots level. Thereby, continuing to replicate and consolidate outstanding models, such as: "Peaceful school, integrated lecture hall" at Vinh University; "Hanging the national flag at religious establishments" in Tan Huong commune, Tan Ky district; "Hanging the national flag combined with lighting to ensure security and order" at Thanh Luong parish, Hien Son commune, Do Luong district; model“"Bright hearts towards goodness, accompanying to ensure security and order" at Tu pagoda in hamlet 4, Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc; "Preventing and combating human trafficking crimes" in Luu Thang village, Chieu Luu commune and Dinh Son 2 village, Huu Kiem commune, Ky Son district...

Launching the model of "Drug-free border commune" in Ngoc Lam commune (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Duc Vu

Special,The provincial police have developed and implemented the Project on building "Drug-free border communes" in 27 border communes.cThe province is determined to build a safe "green zone" on the border, creating a foundation to promote socio-economic development and the lives of people in border communes. After 5 months of implementing the project, up to now, 26/27 border communes have basically met the criteria of drug-free communes.

In addition, the relevant agencies continue to promote the dissemination of legal education, crime prevention and law violations in many diverse forms. In particular, in 2022, Nghe An has 450 locations for organizing the "People Protect National Security" festival at the commune, village, agency, and enterprise levels... of which 66 locations have provincial and district leaders attending.

The provincial police have coordinated and guided the construction of 3 new models of "All people protecting national security"; maintained, expanded, and summarized 10 effective models in 135 residential areas, agencies, businesses, and schools. Maintained 133 "Legal Aid" clubs, 500 youth clubs for the police force.g, effectively combating social evils. On the side of Nghe An Border Guard, it has coordinated with local Party committees and authorities to maintain effective operations of border self-management teams, landmarks, village self-management teams, crime reporting mailbox models in hamlets and villages... contributing to protecting security, order, and territorial sovereignty early and from afar.

The model of "Mailbox for reporting illegal immigrants" was deployed in Pa Khom village, Tri Le commune, Que Phong district. Photo: Gia Huy

DTo continue promoting the effectiveness of the movement "All people protect national security", recently, in Document No. 623/BC-UBND dated September 16, 2022, the People's Committee of Nghe An province continued to request: Improve the quality of the movement in key, strategic, and complicated areas of national security and order, border lines, ethnic minority areas, and areas with religious followers.Build residential areas, communes, wards, towns, agencies, businesses, and educational facilities that are safe in terms of security and order. Pay attention to building the grassroots political system, selecting people with good capacity and qualities to supplement the staff, especially the army.c. Semi-professional forces, self-managed mass organizations on security and order at the grassroots level.

Gia Huy