Military equipment business is illegal business!

(Baohatinh.vn) - Although the business of military products is on the list of prohibited goods and subject to conditions, some establishments in Ha Tinh still trade openly.

Recently, many people have impersonated law enforcement agencies: police, military… to deceive people for personal gain. Many questions have been raised about where these people got their law enforcement uniforms from?

A subject impersonating a police officer called to defraud and appropriate property from people in Ha Tinh last September.

In Ha Tinh market, it is not difficult to find military products such as clothes, hats, shoulder pads, shoes, batons, and traffic control batons.

Military uniform stores.

Posing as customers who wanted to buy military uniforms, we were introduced to a set of clothes at a market in Thanh Sen Ward, Ha Tinh Province, which cost from 600,000 VND. At first, the store owner said that they only sold protective workwear. However, after a while, when the reporter asked about shoulder pads, yellow stars, stripes, etc., the seller brought out these products to sell.

“We don’t sell this on display, we only combine it with workwear and import a few sets at once…. How many stars and stripes do you want? Each star and stripe costs 10,000 VND, then multiply that to calculate the price” - said the seller.

Shoulder pads, stars, and rank stripes are available at several stores in Thanh Sen ward.

The uniforms of the armed forces are not only sold at the establishments but also openly sold on social networks. Type the phrase "Military uniforms" or "Police accessories" on the search engine of the social network Facebook, a series of search results appear with many groups selling. Even the product "handcuffs" - things that are thought to be only allowed to be used by the functional forces, can now be purchased easily and openly.

Groups with many members, selling products are bustling.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khoa, Head of the Ha Tinh Market Management Department, said: “The business of military uniforms of the military and police forces is a violation of the law. These are considered prohibited goods. However, through the inspection work of the unit, it shows that the products sold are similar to military uniforms.”

On products bearing the insignia of the armed forces

Military uniforms are special items, used only for the armed forces. Military uniform trading is on the list of conditional business lines, managed by very strict regulations. In particular, according to Decree 59/2006/ND-CP: "It is strictly forbidden for agencies, units, organizations and individuals to produce, counterfeit, imitate, store, exchange, buy, sell, give, donate and illegally use military insignia, rank insignia, badges and uniforms of the Vietnam People's Army". If violated, they will be prosecuted for trading and trading in prohibited goods. Depending on the nature and severity of the violation, they may be subject to administrative or criminal sanctions.

In addition, the use of military uniforms, police uniforms, etc., but not belonging to the force, can easily lead to the situation of impersonating the image to deceive people. Deviant behaviors will affect the image of prestigious officers and the honor of the armed forces and functional forces.

Military items are on public display.

Lieutenant Colonel Ho Phuong Nam, Head of the Quartermaster Department, Ha Tinh Provincial Military Command, said: "Regarding the military uniform standards for active soldiers, workers, and defense officials in the provincial armed forces, it is implemented according to Decree 76/2016 of the Government and the Circulars of the Ministry of National Defense . In particular, the types of military uniforms are issued in kind, guaranteed by the Quartermaster Department.

In the process of managing, preserving and using military uniforms, all soldiers and defense officials must comply with regulations on the management and use of military uniforms; do not buy or sell poor quality military uniforms, counterfeit or fake goods, or repair, change the design, or write graffiti on military uniforms, affecting the uniform wearing and preventing counterfeiting and illegal trading of military uniforms.

Each person's military uniform is registered in a book and there is a list of distribution according to the instructions of the Quartermaster Department."

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