Senior Lieutenant General To Lam writes an article about President Tran Dai Quang
To express the deep condolences and gratitude of the People's Public Security force to President Tran Dai Quang - former Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General To Lam - Politburo member, Minister of Public Security wrote an article with the theme "President Tran Dai Quang with the cause of protecting security and order."
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On October 2, 2016, President Tran Dai Quang attended the ceremony to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Force (October 4, 1961 - October 4, 2016); the 15th anniversary of National Fire Prevention and Fighting Day (October 4, 2001 - October 4, 2016) and received the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal. Photo: Nhan Sang/VNA |
During his 45 years of revolutionary activities, comrade Tran Dai Quang was trusted by the Party, the State, the Ministry of Public Security and the people to take on many important responsibilities: Director of the Security Staff Department; Deputy Director General of the General Department of Security; Deputy Minister of Public Security; Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Minister of Public Security, Head of the Central Highlands Steering Committee; Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, terms X, XI, XII, Member of the Politburo of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, terms XI, XII; President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, Commander-in-Chief of the People's Armed Forces, Head of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform, National Assembly Delegate, terms XIII, XIV.
With more than 43 years of working in the People's Public Security force, of which more than 20 years held important leadership and command positions in the Public Security force, Comrade always set a shining example of infinite loyalty to the Party, the Fatherland and the people; brave fighting spirit, striving for the Party's noble revolutionary goals and ideals, for the peaceful life and happiness of the people.
Thoroughly grasping and creatively applying Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Thought, the Party's guidelines and policies, and the State's policies and laws on security and order protection, he, together with the Central Public Security Party Committee and the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security, focused on leading and directing to grasp opportunities and advantages, clearly identify risks and challenges, proactively innovate awareness, theoretical thinking, viewpoints and guiding thoughts on protecting national security, maintaining social order and safety in the new situation; promptly advising and proposing to strengthen the absolute, direct and comprehensive leadership of the Party, the centralized and unified management of the State; promoting the combined strength of the entire political system and the entire people; building an increasingly strong People's Public Security force, absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people, well fulfilling the vanguard and core role in the cause of protecting security and order.
Creatively apply the Party's innovation policy, closely linking innovation in theoretical thinking with practice. Identify innovation in perception and theoretical thinking as fundamental, innovation in organizational and personnel work as a breakthrough; innovation in work goes hand in hand with strengthening Party building and force building, creating unity in perception and action of the entire force.
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On April 27, 2017, President Tran Dai Quang had a friendly meeting with the delegation of the Liaison Committee of Public Security Officers supporting the Southern battlefield during the resistance war against the US to save the country. Photo: Nhan Sang/VNA |
From that requirement, he directed the entire police force to deeply, synchronously and comprehensively innovate all aspects of police work, perfecting the motto, principles, measures and tactics to fight against all types of subjects and criminals.
Be proactive and sensitive in grasping the situation, plots, and sabotage activities of hostile and reactionary forces, factors causing instability domestically and internally; activities of all types of criminals; forecasting complex situations to proactively respond, not being passive or surprised in any situation.
Struggle to defeat all plots and activities of "peaceful evolution" and violent overthrow by hostile and reactionary forces aiming to eliminate the leadership role of the Party and the socialist regime in our country.
Focus on stably resolving complicated security and order incidents right from the start and at the grassroots level; perfecting plans to ensure security and order by area, route, field, target, and object, especially in the fields of internal political security, information security, economic security, religious and ethnic security.
Proactively advise and propose to the Party and State solutions to step up the fight against manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party.
Develop and effectively implement plans to ensure absolute safety for important political events, major holidays, international conferences held in Vietnam; international delegations visiting and working in Vietnam; activities of Party and State leaders at home and abroad; important political, economic, cultural and social goals.
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On July 11, 2017, President Tran Dai Quang had a friendly meeting with the delegation of war invalids, relatives of martyrs, heroes of the People's Armed Forces and advanced models in the People's Police Force. (Photo: Nhan Sang/VNA) |
Direct the drastic implementation of measures to combat all types of crime, especially organized crime, transnational crime, drug crime, high-tech crime, and environmental crime.
Focus on directing strongly, closely coordinating with the Procuracy and the Court in investigating, prosecuting, and trying cases, especially economic and major corruption cases, recovering misappropriated assets, ensuring the right person, right crime, right law, recognized and highly appreciated by the Party and State, and agreed and supported by the people.
Strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of state management, proactively research newly arising issues, focus on building, proposing to supplement, amend and perfect the legal system on security and order, creating a legal basis for implementing all aspects of public security work.
Pay attention to consolidating and perfecting the organization and operation of judicial agencies and judicial support agencies in the People's Public Security; promoting judicial and administrative reforms; innovating the leadership and direction mechanism, coordination, assignment and decentralization between units and localities; promoting the effectiveness of coordination and combat cooperation with the People's Army and ministries, branches and localities in the work of protecting security and order.
Deeply imbued with the ideology and viewpoints of Marxism-Leninism, our Party and President Ho Chi Minh on the great role of the people, he paid special attention to propaganda, education and mobilization of all classes of people to actively participate in the fight against crime and law violations; considering the people as the source of strength, the movement of All People Protecting National Security is the basic condition for the people to exercise their mastery in the field of security and order protection.
During his serious illness until the end of his life, he always showed affection and care for all classes of people.
Speaking at the Conference to commend typical and advanced collectives and individuals in the movement of All People Protecting National Security on August 16, 2018, Comrade still wished: "More than ever, the People's Public Security force, Party committees, authorities, departments, branches, organizations, heads of agencies, enterprises, and schools need to continue to deeply imbue the viewpoint that "the revolutionary cause is of the people, by the people and for the people. It is the people who make historical victories"; clearly identify that building and developing the movement of All People Protecting National Security is the responsibility of the entire political system and of the entire people, in which the People's Public Security force is the core".
The good nature and glorious heroic tradition of the People's Public Security force is absolute loyalty to the Party, the Fatherland and the people; ready to fight and sacrifice for the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. The strength of the People's Public Security force is political, ideological and organizational unity under the absolute, direct and comprehensive leadership of the Party, the close coordination of the People's Army, all levels and sectors; and the support and assistance of the people.
In that spirit, he and the Central Party Committee of the Public Security and the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security focused on leading and directing the work of Party building and building a clean and strong People's Public Security force, considering this a breakthrough, creating a driving force to promote and improve the quality and effectiveness of all aspects of Public Security work.
Focus on fostering communist ideals, cultivating Marxist-Leninist theory and Ho Chi Minh thought, taking maintaining the nature of the working class, building political will, and absolute loyalty to the Party, the Fatherland and the people as the goal of education and training.
Organize and widely implement campaigns and emulation movements, especially the movement "People's Public Security learns and implements Uncle Ho's Six Teachings", the movement "People's Public Security strictly obeys orders; builds a cultural lifestyle to serve the people", the emulation movements "For the security of the Fatherland", ensuring the building of the People's Public Security force to always be a trustworthy and sharp armed force of the Party, State and people, excellently completing assigned tasks.
Based on requirements, tasks and practical situations, focus on innovation, reorganizing the apparatus, arranging forces in a specialized direction, streamlining focal points, strengthening direct combat forces, and focusing on the grassroots.
Focus on training, professional development, improving the quality of staff; innovating working style and manner; perfecting logistics-technical strategy, promoting research, applying scientific-technical achievements, advanced technology, enhancing the potential and strength of the police force.
Focus on consolidating and improving the quality of staff work in both strategy and tactics, striving for each officer and soldier to perform their staff function well; building a team of specialized staff officers who are truly experts in each field of work.
Combining national strength with the strength of the times, Comrade and the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security proactively directed the expansion and development of foreign relations and international cooperation between the Vietnam Public Security and the Security, Police, and Interior of other countries, participating extensively and increasingly effectively in regional and global security cooperation mechanisms.
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On September 8, 2016, President Tran Dai Quang warmly received a delegation of outstanding youths from the Army and Police in the movement to study, practice and follow the moral example of Ho Chi Minh in the 2012-2015 period. Photo: Nhan Sang/VNA |
Thereby, creating a new, solid position, having an important voice in solving international issues on crime prevention and control, enhancing the potential and position of the Vietnam Public Security, contributing to ensuring national security, maintaining social order and safety and promoting the development of friendly and cooperative relations with countries around the world.
Despite taking on many important responsibilities, he still devoted time, enthusiasm and intelligence to directing the summary of practices, research and development of People's Public Security theory.
With hundreds of scientific research works, textbooks, books, articles, lectures and his viewpoints, guiding thoughts and strategic decisions on security and order, he has made an important contribution to perfecting the People's Public Security theory system and the teaching curriculum system in People's Public Security academies and schools.
The life and revolutionary career of President Tran Dai Quang - the leader of the Party, State and people, the excellent leader and commander of the Vietnam People's Public Security force - is an example for generations of cadres and soldiers of the People's Public Security force to learn and follow.