Vietnam: Organizational apparatus of the investigating police offices

According to Article 18 of the Law on Organization of Criminal Investigation Bodies 2015 of Vietnam, the organizational apparatus of the investigating police offices is specified as follows:

- The organizational apparatus of the Investigating Police Office of the Ministry of Public Security is composed of:

+ Its office;

+ The Social Order-Related Crime Investigating Police Department (called Criminal Police Department for short);

+ The Corruption, Economy and Position-Related Crime Investigating Police Department;

+ The Drug-Related Crime Investigating Department-

+ The Police Department for Investigation of Crimes related to Smuggling, Illegal Cross- Border Transportation of Goods, Manufacture and Trading of Counterfeit Goods, Banned Goods and Goods Infringing Upon the Intellectual Property Rights (called the Smuggling-Related Crime Investigating Police Department for short).

- The organizational apparatus of an investigating police office of a provincial-level Public Security Department is composed of:

+ Its office;

+ The Social Order-Related Crime Investigating Police Section (called Criminal Police Section for short);

+ The Corruption, Economy and Position-Related Crime Investigating Police Section;

+ The Drug-Related Crime Investigating Section;

+ The Police Section for Investigation of Crimes related to Smuggling, Illegal Cross- Border Transportation of Goods, Manufacture and Trading of Counterfeit Goods, Banned Goods and Goods Infringing Upon the Intellectual Property Rights (called the Smuggling-Related Crime Investigating Police Section for short).

- The organizational apparatus of an investigating police office of a district-level Public Security Section is composed of:

+ The General Investigation Team;

+ The Social Order-Related Crime Investigating Police Team (called Criminal Police Team for short);

+ The Economy and Position-Related Crime Investigating Police Team;

+ The Drug-Related Crime Investigating Police Team.

Based on the crime situation and practical requirements, the Minister of Public Security shall decide to set up from one to four teams in an investigating police office of a district-level Public Security Section as defined in this Clause; and decide to disband, merge or consolidate teams in the investigating police offices of the district-level Public Security Sections.

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