Final article: Thoroughly handle and resolutely 'erase' the forbidden zone!
Legal Reporters Group•June 23, 2024 12:35
The Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee have issued many documents strictly prohibiting cadres, party members, civil servants and public employees in the political system from interfering with or influencing the process of checking and handling violations related to alcohol concentration. At the same time, they require the authorities to resolutely and strictly handle violations with the viewpoint of "no forbidden zones, no exceptions".
In order to create positive changes, towards forming the habit and culture of "don't drive after drinking alcohol", first of all among cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces; gradually "restore order and discipline in compliance with traffic laws for both traffic participants and traffic law enforcers", the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 1763-CV/TU on "strengthening leadership and direction in compliance with legal regulations on traffic order and safety in Nghe An province".
Simulation lesson at PTS Driver Training and Testing Center. Photo: Dang Cuong
In particular, it requires Party executive committees, Party delegations, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, heads of provincial, district, city, city-level departments, branches, and affiliated party committees to thoroughly disseminate, propagate, and remind cadres, civil servants, public employees, party members, armed forces, and workers of units and localities to voluntarily and strictly comply with the provisions of the law on preventing and combating the harmful effects of alcohol and beer. Review and supplement the content of "not driving vehicles participating in traffic when drinking alcohol, alcoholic beverages, or stimulants" into the working regulations and internal rules of agencies and units; propose strict sanctions against violators and handle the responsibility of relevant leaders and collectives; require party members, cadres, soldiers, civil servants, and public employees to write a commitment not to violate the above content.
At the same time, direct cadres, civil servants, public employees, party members, armed forces, and workers of units and localities to coordinate and support the police force in general and the traffic police in particular in inspecting and handling violations of alcohol concentration when driving vehicles. Strictly prohibit all acts of opposition and interference in any form with the handling of violations by functional forces. "Require each cadre, civil servant, public employee, party member, and armed force to be exemplary and take the lead in complying with the provisions of the law on traffic safety and order. In particular, do not drive a vehicle when using alcohol or beer and do not sit in vehicles driven by drivers who have used alcohol or beer" - Official Dispatch No. 1763 of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee emphasized the exemplary role of cadres and civil servants in complying with the law on traffic safety.
Nghe An provincial authorities check alcohol concentration. Photo courtesy of BNA
The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee also requested the Provincial Police Party Committee to thoroughly educate officers and soldiers in the process of handling traffic law violations.no forbidden zones, no exceptions", do not resolve any cases of intervention, please ignore violations. Strictly handle according to regulations those who take advantage of, impersonate working for state agencies, the press, take advantage of social networks to influence the handling of the police force...
It is strictly forbidden to cover up, change, or ignore violations of alcohol concentration when driving. In addition to handling violators who are cadres, civil servants, public employees, party members, or armed forces, in addition to handling them according to the provisions of law, a notice of the violation must be sent to the head of the agency or unit for review and handling according to regulations; at the same time, it must be sent to the inspection committee and the internal affairs agency at the same level to monitor the handling of violating civil servants, public employees, armed forces, and party members.
Sealing offending vehicles for processing. Photo: D.C.
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It is strictly forbidden to cover up, change, or ignore violations of alcohol concentration while driving.
In fact, there have been a number of cases where civil servants, public employees, officers and soldiers of the armed forces violated and were handled, such as the case of a driver of a blue-plate car from Tuong Duong district violating the alcohol concentration of 0.173 mg/liter of breath on the evening of September 22, 2023. The case of an officer of the armed forces not complying with the order to check alcohol concentration, resisting and driving the vehicle to flee occurred on January 21, 2024 on Tran Phu Street, Vinh City; when the above car fled to Chu Van An Street, it was stopped by the Traffic Police - Order of Vinh City Police, arrested and brought to the headquarters of Vinh City Police to make a record, caught the offender red-handed for the act of resisting a person on duty, to be strictly handled according to the provisions of law. The driver of the car was identified as Phan Cong Doan, violating the alcohol concentration of 0.399 mg/breath.
Clip recording the incident of the Mazda driver turning the car around and running away on the night of January 21, 2024. Clip: CSCC
In addition to the exemplary role of cadres, civil servants, and public employees, the Provincial Party Committee and the People's Committee of Nghe An province especially emphasize the responsibility of leaders in forming a "traffic culture" in agencies and units. Official dispatch No. 1763-CV/TU of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee on "strengthening leadership and direction in compliance with legal regulations on traffic order and safety in Nghe An province" clearly states: "Heads of agencies, units, and localities are responsible before the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee if they allow cadres, civil servants, public employees, and party members of their agencies and units to violate or do not strictly handle or properly handle violations of regulations on driving vehicles while drinking alcohol, beer, or using stimulants".
Document No. 7995/UBND-NC dated September 21, 2023 on strengthening compliance with the law to ensure traffic order and safety for cadres, party members, civil servants and public employees" of the People's Committee of Nghe An province also emphasized that the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee will consider and strictly handle the joint responsibility of the heads of agencies, units and localities if there are cadres, party members, civil servants and public employees: Violating the law on traffic order and safety causing traffic accidents, especially violations of alcohol concentration; Being detected by the Working Group of the Ministry of Public Security and having a written notice sent to the managing unit and locality; Upon receiving a written notice that cadres, party members, civil servants and public employees under their management violate the law on traffic order and safety and do not direct handling or do not handle it seriously.
Traffic police organized workers to sign a commitment to comply with the Traffic Law. Photo: Dang Cuong
Previously, in Plan 328/KH-UBND dated May 16, 2023 on implementing Directive No. 10/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister on strengthening the work of ensuring order and safety of road traffic in the new situation, the People's Committee of Nghe An province also clearly stated that it would consider and handle the responsibility of the heads of local Party committees and authorities if the traffic order and safety situation became complicated in the area due to lack of leadership, direction, inspection, supervision or inadequate implementation of responsibilities within the scope of management.
From the viewpoint of "no forbidden zones, no exceptions" in handling alcohol concentration violations of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee, functional forces in Nghe An province have been implementing many synchronous solutions, combining propaganda work with strict handling of violations.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Nam Hong - Deputy Head of the Provincial Police Traffic Police Department said: In reality, the effectiveness of strict handling of alcohol concentration in recent times has not only contributed to ensuring traffic safety, limiting accidents, helping people stay safe and worry less when going out; but also prevented criminal acts caused by drinking alcohol such as murder, intentional injury, disturbing public order, etc.
Strengthening the handling of alcohol concentration violations aims to prevent unfortunate incidents related to traffic safety violations as well as illegal acts. Photo: Document
In addition, it contributes to building a cultural life in each family and community; forming the habit of "if you drink alcohol, do not drive" for people participating in traffic. Therefore, in the coming time, the provincial traffic police force will continue to mobilize and arrange forces, thoroughly use professional technical means and equipment to organize patrols, control, detect and strictly handle violations that are the direct cause of traffic accidents; in particular, violations of alcohol concentration when driving road vehicles. Teams and stations coordinate with local police to inspect and handle violations of alcohol concentration on national highways, provincial roads and all roads managed by localities, especially at noon and in the evening, on holidays, weekends... to ensure compliance with the directive spirit of "no forbidden zones, no exceptions".
In addition, the Traffic Police force organizes propaganda at food and beverage establishments that serve alcohol (restaurants, karaoke bars, eateries, etc.), reminding customers to strictly comply with the law on preventing and combating the harmful effects of alcohol. At the same time, mobilize restaurant and eatery owners to sign a commitment to comply with the law on preventing and combating the harmful effects of alcohol, and support customers who have consumed alcohol to use technology-based motorbike taxi services, taxis, and car-hailing services to get home safely, etc.
Traffic police propagate and organize signing of commitments to comply with the provisions of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcohol and Beer at restaurants, bars... Photo: Dinh Tuyen
Along with the participation of the traffic police force, departments and organizations in the political system at all levels also actively coordinate with functional forces to promote propaganda campaigns to raise people's awareness of traffic safety, in order to minimize accidents involving drivers violating alcohol concentration.
In particular, the Traffic Safety Committee of Nghe An province has deployed many propaganda activities in many forms, applying digital technology to expand access to many subjects. At the same time, it has coordinated to develop propaganda programs suitable for different subjects such as "workers building traffic culture", "farmers with traffic safety", "Students participating in building traffic culture"...
Program to promote the culture of traffic safety in localities and schools. Photo: D.C.Traffic Law propaganda for students at schools. Photo: D.C.Farmers and Traffic Safety Launch Ceremony. Photo: D.C.
At the 7th Session of the 15th National Assembly, the regulation on the absolute ban on drinking alcohol while driving received the attention and support of elected representatives. After reviewing and consulting with representatives, the National Assembly Standing Committee decided to choose the option of an absolute ban on alcohol concentration while driving to submit to the National Assembly for approval. This shows the determination of the entire political system to build a traffic culture of "if you drink alcohol, do not drive".
Therefore, according to Mr. Phan Huy Chuong - Deputy Head of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee: In the coming time, the committee will continue to coordinate with sectors and levels to build, replicate and maintain effective models and good practices in ensuring traffic order and safety in general, and the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcohol in particular. Actively innovate and apply modern science and technology to carry out tasks and solutions in the work of propagating, disseminating and educating traffic safety laws in an easy-to-understand, easy-to-absorb direction, suitable for each region, area, and locality, especially remote, mountainous areas; in which, focusing on youth, teenagers, students, etc., contributing to changing behavior, forming a culture of "if you drink alcohol, do not drive" of traffic participants, with the goal of continuing to reduce traffic accidents on all 3 criteria.
