Cua Lo Town: Detected and handled 75 cases of security and order violations in the business and service sectors

Mr. Tran Dinh Toan - Deputy Head of the Legal Committee of the Provincial People's Council chaired the meeting. Photo: Minh Chi

According to Cua Lo Town Police, there are 7 groups of industries and occupations with 381 business establishments that have conditions on security and order according to Decree No. 96/2016 of the Government. There are 277 accommodation establishments, 25 karaoke establishments, 25 pawnshops, 12 massage establishments, 12 printing establishments, and 30 liquefied gas business establishments.

Deputy Head of Cua Lo Town Police Phan Thi Thu Thuy affirmed that in the town, there are no business establishments operating without a certificate of eligibility for information security or whose certificates have been revoked after inspection.

Deputy Head of Cua Lo Town Police Phan Thi Thu Thuy affirmed that in the town, there are no business establishments operating without a certificate of eligibility for information security. Photo: Minh Chi

In reality, all conditional business sectors and professions are prone to violations of security and order, Deputy Head of the Legal Committee of the Provincial People's Council Thai An Chung wondered whether or not the handling was lenient when the report showed that the inspected town area had no basis for having its certificate of eligibility for security and order revoked.

Explaining this issue, Deputy Head of the Town Police Phan Thi Thu Thuy said that for establishments that have 2 administrative violations each year, their certificates will be revoked. In the process of state management of security and order at establishments, the Cua Lo Town Police have focused on propaganda, guidance, and strict inspection and supervision of activities, so the compliance of establishments is very good. Although there were some violations and shortcomings during the inspection, they were not to the extent of requiring administrative sanctions, only reminders were given and all establishments were aware of timely corrections.

Deputy Head of the Legal Committee of the Provincial People's Council Thai Thi An Chung said that there is a situation of leniency in handling violations of security and order. Photo: Minh Chi

Some members of the monitoring team also raised concerns about negative aspects of pawnbroking such as: mortgaging assets obtained through crime or pawning for usury; unhealthy karaoke business activities such as drug use, gambling or disturbing public order; massage establishments disguised as prostitution...

According to Cua Lo Town Police, in 2 years, the unit has periodically inspected 295 establishments and suddenly inspected 35 establishments. Thereby, 75 violations of security and order were discovered; of which 72 were violations by professionals and 3 were violations by customers. Of the 75 cases, 1 was prosecuted criminally and 74 were administratively handled.

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Head of the Provincial People's Council's Legal Committee Tran Dinh Toan highly appreciated the state management measures implemented by Cua Lo Town Police, ensuring tightening of conditional business establishments.

However, according to Mr. Tran Dinh Toan, through regular and surprise inspections, the number of violations of security and order is still high and has great potential for violations, so it is recommended that the Cua Lo Town Police continue to strengthen propaganda about Decree No. 96/2016 of the Government and related documents, in which attention is paid to the responsibilities and obligations of the owners of establishments in each group of industries and conditional business lines.

Supervisory delegation at the One-Stop Department of the Town Police. Photo: Minh Chi

Along with that, it is necessary to strengthen inspection, supervision and handling to prevent violations. The Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the Provincial People's Council also requested the Town Police to promote the application of IT, especially connecting management in accommodation work at accommodation establishments in the area seriously and in accordance with legal regulations.

On the other hand, the town police need to focus on political and ideological education and good management of staff in professional activities, avoiding the situation of taking advantage of connections with the grassroots to loosen management...