What is the significance of December 31 in Vietnam? What is the lunar date for December 31?
What is the significance of December 31 in Vietnam? What is the lunar date for December 31?
The predecessor organization of the Investigative Security Force, known as the Enforcement Office, was established on December 31, 1951, under the Political Security Division, Central Public Security Bureau. Its main task was to "arrest and interrogate individuals involved in espionage and reactionary cases"... Through many historical phases and various names and codes, by 1996, the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security designated December 31, 1951, as the Traditional Day of the Investigative Security Force.
This is an important historical milestone, emphasizing the role, position, and affirming the shining symbol of the Investigative Security Force—a symbol of absolute loyalty to the Communist Party, the Nation, and the People; embodying a spirit of courage, resilience, dedication, readiness to fight, and sacrifice to protect national security.
Thus, December 31 annually is the Traditional Day of the Investigative Security Force. According to the Perpetual Calendar, December 31, 2024, falls on December 1, 2024, in the lunar calendar.
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What are the constituent bodies of the Investigative Police Agency?
Based on Article 18 of the Law on Organization of Criminal Investigation Agencies 2015 on the organizational structure of the Investigative Police Agency:
Article 18. Organizational Structure of the Investigative Police Agency
- The organizational structure of the Investigative Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security includes:
a) Office of the Investigative Police Agency;
b) Department of Criminal Investigation for Social Order Crimes (abbreviated as the Criminal Investigation Department);
c) Department of Criminal Investigation for Corruption, Economic, and Position-related Crimes;
d) Department of Criminal Investigation for Narcotics Crimes;
dd) Department of Criminal Investigation for Smuggling, Illegal Transportation of Goods across Borders, Manufacturing, Trading in Counterfeit Goods, Prohibited Goods, Infringing Intellectual Property (abbreviated as the Department of Criminal Investigation for Smuggling).
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Thus, the organizational structure of the Investigative Police Agency includes the following bodies:
[1] The organizational structure of the Investigative Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security includes:
- Office of the Investigative Police Agency
- Department of Criminal Investigation for Social Order Crimes (abbreviated as the Criminal Investigation Department)
- Department of Criminal Investigation for Corruption, Economic, and Position-related Crimes
- Department of Criminal Investigation for Narcotics Crimes
- Department of Criminal Investigation for Smuggling, Illegal Transportation of Goods across Borders, Manufacturing, Trading in Counterfeit Goods, Prohibited Goods, Infringing Intellectual Property (abbreviated as the Department of Criminal Investigation for Smuggling)
[2] The organizational structure of the Investigative Police Agency at the provincial level includes:
- Office of the Investigative Police Agency
- Division of Criminal Investigation for Social Order Crimes (abbreviated as the Criminal Investigation Division)
- Division of Criminal Investigation for Corruption, Economic, and Position-related Crimes
- Division of Criminal Investigation for Narcotics Crimes
- Division of Criminal Investigation for Smuggling, Illegal Transportation of Goods across Borders, Manufacturing, Trading in Counterfeit Goods, Prohibited Goods, Infringing Intellectual Property (abbreviated as the Division of Criminal Investigation for Smuggling)
[3] The organizational structure of the Investigative Police Agency at the district level includes:
- General Investigation Team
- Criminal Investigation Team for Social Order Crimes (abbreviated as the Criminal Investigation Team)
- Criminal Investigation Team for Economic and Position-related Crimes
- Criminal Investigation Team for Narcotics Crimes
Additionally, based on the crime situation and practical requirements, the Minister of Public Security decides to establish one to four teams in the Investigative Police Agency at the district level; determines the dissolution, merging, or streamlining of teams within the Investigative Police Agency at the district level.
What are the duties and powers of the Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam?
Based on Article 19 of the Law on Organization of Criminal Investigation Agencies 2015 on the duties and powers of the Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam:
- Organize criminal duty activities, receive denunciations, crime reports, and recommendations for prosecution; classify and resolve denunciations, crime reports, and recommendations for prosecution within its jurisdiction or immediately transfer to the competent authority for resolution.
- Conduct investigations into criminal cases under the investigative authority of the Provincial Investigative Police Agency for particularly serious, complicated crimes occurring in multiple provinces or centrally-run cities, or organized cross-border crimes if deemed necessary to investigate directly; particularly serious cases within the investigative authority of the Investigative Police Agency as annulled by the Judicial Council of the Supreme People's Court for reinvestigation.
- Guide and direct investigative operations and check the compliance with laws and procedures in receiving and resolving denunciations, crime reports, and recommendations for prosecution, as well as in investigating and handling crimes for the investigative police agencies at the provincial and district levels; guide agencies within the people’s police force assigned to conduct some investigative activities in performing investigation activities.
- Recommend related agencies and organizations to apply measures to rectify causes and conditions leading to crimes.
- Organize preliminary and final reviews of the work in receiving and resolving denunciations, crime reports, and recommendations for prosecution, and in investigating and handling crimes within the duties and powers of the Investigative Police Agency of the People's Police.
- Resolve complaints and denunciations according to regulations.
