Security industry of Vietnam: These 05 acts are strictly prohibited

According to Decree No. 63/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, “security industry development” means the investment in resources and application of advanced technologies to develop the national potential for research into, fabrication and manufacturing of specialized and dual-use security products. The following 05 acts are strictly prohibited in the security industry:

- Revealing state secrets about security industry building and development programs and plans and scientific and technological achievements related to security industry and tasks of manufacturing products with a view to duty performance and fighting by the People's Public Security Force.

- Illegally using equipment and assets assigned by the state to security industry establishments.

- Illegally purchasing, selling, possessing, transporting and using specialized security products.

- Illegally using and transferring information, documents, inventions, technological processes and know-how classified as state secrets about the security industry.

- Abusing positions and powers to commit illegal acts in security industry activities.

Decree No. 63/2020/NĐ-CP clearly states that the State shall build or participate in building security industry establishments. The Ministry of Public Security is the representative of state ownership. According to the scope and nature, the Minister of Public Security shall decide or request a competent authority to decide the type, organizational structure and operating mechanism of each security industry establishment.

Tasks of a security industry establishment:

- Research, manufacture, repair and develop weapons, explosive materials, combat gears, professional technical instruments, equipment and supplies and other products for the purposes of protecting national security, maintaining social order and safety, preventing and controlling crimes and violations of law and building the People's Public Security Force to become revolutionary, regular, elite and gradually modernized;

- Research, manufacture, repair, supply, develop and trade in dual-use security products with a view to national security protection, social order and safety maintenance, prevention and control of crimes and violations of law by the People's Public Security Force, satisfying legitimate demands of society.

View full text at Decree No. 63/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from August 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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