Standards of security staff of state agencies in Vietnam

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Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Standards of security staff of state agencies in Vietnam

Specifically, Article 6 of Decree 06/2013/ND-CP stipulates standards of security staff as follows:

- Vietnamese citizens at the age of 18 or above;

- Having clear records, good political credentials and moral sense,

- Having graduated from high schools or above (or middle schools in highland, borderlands, remote areas), capable of civil acts, 

- Having good health that meet the requirements for security works.

The former police officers and soldiers shall be prioritized.

2. Tasks of the security staff at organizations in Vietnam

The security staff at state organizations and political organizations shall:

- Implement the professional measures in accordance with law and guidance from the police in order to prevent, detect and stop the illegal acts and violations of the internal regulations; suggest handling measures to the head of the organization.

- Directly monitor people that enter and leave the organization. Upon the occurrence of events related to the security, order, and safety, the organization must preserve the scene, protect the property of the organization, help people, seize the suspects, and notify the nearest police department;

- Comply with the regulations on fire prevention and fighting, preserve the public order;

- Lead the movement for the public participation in the national security at organizations; create a safe environment in organizations;

- Cooperate with local police department in updating information, ensuring the security, order, and safety of the organization; request the head of the organization to formulate regulations on the security of the organization, the plan and measures for preventing crimes and illegal acts in the organization;

- Implement the regulations on the management of simple weapons, gadgets, explosives, inflammable substances, toxic substances (if any); assist the head of the organization in cooperating with the police in managing and educating the workers that have previous convictions, previous offences, have implemented other measures for handling administrative violations;

- Cooperate with the internal public organizations in disseminating law in order to raise the awareness of people; guide the public organizations to participating in the protection of security, order, and safety in the organization;

- Perform other tasks to protect the organization assigned by the head of the organization in accordance with law.

(Clause 1, Article 10 of Decree 06/2013/ND-CP)

3. Entitlements of the security staff at organizations in Vietnam

The security staff at state organizations and political organizations shall:

- Inspect and expedite the implementation of the laws on security, safety, and the internal regulation on the security of the organization;

- Inspect the papers, goods, and vehicles that enter and leave the organization while on duty if they are suspected of violating laws or internal regulations.

- Verify the cases happened at the organization under the assignment of the head of the organization, or at the request of the competent police department.

- Refuse the illegal request while on duty, and report such cases to the functional agencies for handling in accordance with law.

(Clause 1, Article 11 of Decree 06/2013/ND-CP)

Ho Quoc Tuan

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