What are the regulations on the operations of the militia and self-defense forces? Who have the authorization of mobilization of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam? - Tuyet Ly (Tra Vinh, Vietnam)
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03 operation groups of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam (Internet image)
1. 03 operation groups of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam
(1) Standby and readiness for deploy
- Maintain and implement standby and readiness for deploy of militia and self-defense forces.
- Develop, revise and add plans for militia and self-defense forces.
- Act as core forces to develop fighting communes, wards and towns; participate in developing totally strengthened facilities, defense zones, the people-based national defense and all-people national defense together with developing local people’s security and people’s security schemes.
- Participate in adopting measures relating to information warfare, cyberspace warfare and other activates.
- Minister of National Defense shall elaborate Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.
(2) Fighting and assistance with fighting
- Expand militia and self-defense forces according to decisions of competent authorities.
- Protect prevention and evacuation of assigned agencies, organizations, people and targets.
- Fight enemies to protect hamlets, communes, wards, towns, agencies and organizations within defense areas.
- Assist with fighting within defense areas.
- Participate in political enhancement; develop and strengthen fighting hamlets, communes, wards, towns, agencies and organizations.
(3) Cooperation of militia and self-defense forces
- Militia and self-defense forces shall cooperate with regulatory authorities to:
+ Protect sovereignty and security of national border, islands, territorial waters and airspace of Vietnam;
+ Protect national security, ensure social security and order and take part in prevention and fight against crimes and violations;
+ Publicize and encourage people to develop totally strengthened facilities; adopt society policies;
+ Prevent, counter and remediate consequences of disasters, accidents, natural disasters, diseases, fire and explosion; search and rescue; protect forests and environment and other civil defense acts.
(Articles 29, 30, 31 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019)
2. Authorization of mobilization of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam
- Except for declaration of war, emergencies regarding national defense, martial law and curfews, militia and self-defense forces shall be mobilized where necessary according to following authorization:
+ Minister of National Defense and Chief of the General Staff of People’s Army of Vietnam shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces on a nationwide scale;
+ High commands of military regions shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces within the regions after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces where the militia and self-defense forces are mobilized;
+ High commands of navy shall mobilize marine militia and self-defense forces after reaching agreements with high commands of military regions, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and heads of agencies and organizations where the militia and self-defense forces are mobilizes;
+ Capital High Command shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces within Hanoi City after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of Hanoi city and Chief of the General Staff of People’s Army of Vietnam;
+ High Command of Ho Chi Minh City and commanding officers of military commands of provinces shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces within their divisions after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and high commands of military regions;
+ Commanding officers of military commands of districts shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces within their divisions after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of districts and commanding officers of military commands of provinces, Capital High Command and High Command of Ho Chi Minh City;
+ Commanding officers of military commands of communes shall mobilize militia within communes after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of communes and commanding officers of military commands of districts;
+ Commanding officers of military commands of agencies and organizations shall organize mobilization of self-defense forces under their management within the agencies and organizations after reaching agreements with heads of the agencies and organizations and commanding officers of military commands of districts;
+ Heads of military enterprises shall mobilize self-defense forces under management of the enterprises.
- During wartime, emergencies regarding national defense, marital law or curfew, mobilization and use of militia and self-defense forces shall comply with regulations under Law on National Defense and other relevant law provisions in Vietnam.
- Chairpersons of People’s Committees and heads of agencies and organizations where militia and self-defense forces are mobilized must stringently comply with mobilization decisions of competent authorities; receive and assign tasks to self-defense forces after finishing affairs.
(Article 32 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019)
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