Work relationship of the military commands of communes and hamlet leaders in Vietnam

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

1. Work relationship of the military commands of communes and hamlet leaders in Vietnam

The work relationship of the military commands of communes and hamlet leaders according to Article 3 of Circular 29/2020/TT-BQP is as follows:

- The relationship with the party committee (cell) at the commune level is one of submission to the leadership and direction on defense and military work at the commune level;

- The relationship with the commune-level military party committee is one of submission to the leadership and direction to perform assigned tasks.

- The relationship with the commune-level The People's Committee has a submissive relationship to the direction, management, and administration of defense and military work at the commune level.

- The relationship with the military command of the district is one of submission to the direction and command of the local defense and military work.

- The relationship with the police, departments, branches, and mass organizations at the commune level is a cooperative and synergistic work relationship. The military commands of communes and hamlet leaders shall assume the prime responsibility for advising, directing, and guiding the implementation of defense and military work at the commune level.

- Relationship with: Military Commands of agencies and organizations; to command self-defense units where there is no military command of the agency or organization; agencies and organizations that have not yet organized self-defense; units of the People's Army and People's Public Security standing or operating in the locality are relations of coordination and synergies in the performance of related defense and military work.

- The relationship with the commander of the militia unit under his authority is a directing and commanding relationship.

2. Regulations on military commands of communes and hamlet leaders in Vietnam

Regulations on military commands of communes and hamlet leaders in Vietnam according to Article 20 of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Force 2019 are as follows:

- Military commands of communes are standing agencies performing national defense tasks of communes. Compositions of military commands of communes include:

+ Commanding officers that are members of People’s Committees of provinces and reservists; during national defense emergencies and at war, shall be conscripted for active duty as specified in Law on People’s Army of Vietnam and shall continue to hold title of commanding officers of military commands of communes;

+ Political commissars shall be assigned to secretaries of Party Executive Committees of communes;

+ Deputy political commissars shall be assigned to secretaries of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union;

+ Deputy commanders are part-time activists in communes.

- Military commands of communes shall have separate head offices or workplaces and use separate seals as per the law.

- Military commands of communes shall have following functions and tasks:

+ Act as advisors for Party Executive Committees and commune-level governments to facilitate lead, direction, management and guidance on implementation of national defense and military tasks as per the law;

+ Take charge and cooperate with ministries and departments in developing and organizing implementation of national defense plans and other plants related to national defense and military tasks of communes;

+ Cooperate with Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committees, ministries and departments of communes in publicizing policies and viewpoints of Communist Party, policies and regulations and law of government, educating on national defense and security; participating in developing total strengthened facilities; adopting rear service, incentives for people with meritorious services to the revolution policies;

+ Organize military training, political and law education, sports competitions and drills for militia; direct militia to conduct tasks as specified in the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Force 2019, other relevant law provisions and decisions of competent authorities;

+ Register, manage, preserve and use military weapons, military explosives, combat gears, equipment, devices and technical instruments of militia under management in accordance with regulations and law and decisions of competent authorities;

+ Act as advisors to enable People’s Committees of communes to examine and take actions against violations, handle complaints and accusations, conduct preliminary reports and final reports, adopt competitions and commendations regarding local national defense as per the law.

- Hamlet leaders shall act as advisors to enable Party Executive Committees and hamlet heads to direct, lead and organize implementation of national defense and military tasks in hamlets; manage and lead directly militia under management; cooperate in adopting policies on rear services and incentives for people with meritorious services to the revolution.

- Government shall regulate number of deputy commanding officers; standards and equipment of military commands of communes.

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