It is planned to allocate 30 to each commune.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long, Deputy Minister of Public Security

The above content was mentioned by Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long, Deputy Minister of Public Security, when giving his opinion during the discussion on the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Criminal Procedure Code at the afternoon session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on April 28.

Provincial police investigators who become heads/deputy heads of commune police stations will have additional powers.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long stated that, according to projections, the number of commune-level administrative units nationwide will decrease by 60-70%, and therefore, the number of commune-level police units will also decrease correspondingly, but their scale will increase by an average of three times compared to the present.

"In order for commune-level police to be able to handle cases at the grassroots level with the goal of being closer to the people, serving the people better, and linking crime prevention and control efforts, the Ministry of Public Security proposes amending and supplementing regulations on the responsibilities and powers of investigators in the Criminal Procedure Code," the Deputy Minister said.

Accordingly, for less serious or serious cases occurring in the commune, intermediate or senior investigators from the provincial police investigation agency, assigned to the commune police chief or deputy chief in charge of crime prevention, may be granted certain powers.

Specifically, this includes: directly organizing and directing the handling of crime reports; initiating investigations; deciding on the assignment and replacement of investigators and investigative officers stationed at the commune police; inspecting the handling and resolution of crime reports and criminal cases; deciding on preventive measures; deciding on arrest warrants and withdrawal of arrest warrants for suspects; searching, seizing, temporarily detaining, and disposing of evidence...

"In implementing this, at the current commune level, we are deploying approximately 30-60 commune police officers. In Hanoi , for example, it could be 50-60 commune police officers," Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long said.

The Deputy Minister of Public Security stated that after the merger, the commune police force will be a separate level of police with preventative activities. To improve its effectiveness, some provincial police investigators will be assigned to serve as the current heads and deputy heads of the commune police force.

"If approved by the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Ministry of Public Security will coordinate with the drafting agency to research and supplement the regulations to suit the current crime prevention situation," Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long added.

Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy Nguyen Huy Tien.

Regarding the above proposal, the Director of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Nguyen Huy Tien, said that he only received this policy from the Ministry of Public Security today and that it is a very new policy, one that has not been implemented during the coordination process.

Considering this a major issue requiring very careful consideration, the Director of the Supreme People's Procuratorate stated that the drafting committee would incorporate the opinions of the National Assembly Standing Committee for discussion and further research.

Concluding this discussion, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh suggested studying the possibility of granting additional authority to some investigators seconded from provincial police to work at commune police stations.

The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly suggested that the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security discuss ways to resolve issues in the most convenient manner, respecting human rights and civil rights while also ensuring a reduction in the workload for higher-level investigative agencies and promptly addressing legal violations at the grassroots level.

PV (compiled)

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