Collecting DNA samples for relatives of unidentified martyrs in Dak Lak

The conference was chaired by Colonel Tran Binh Hung, Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department, with the participation of Lieutenant Colonel Tran Thi My Le, Deputy Head of Department 1 - Department of Administrative Management of Social Order; representatives of the Department of Home Affairs and many relatives of martyrs.

Colonel Tran Binh Hung, Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department, spoke at the conference.

Speaking at the conference, Colonel Tran Binh Hung emphasized that this is a scientific activity combined with a humane act of "repaying gratitude". However, DNA testing requires a large cost, the number of samples to be collected is very large and the current funding source mainly depends on the cooperation and contributions of society. Therefore, sample collection needs to be carried out scientifically and carefully, ensuring absolute accuracy, avoiding wasting resources.

Delegates attending the conference.

Over the years, the Party, State and People have always identified the search, collection and identification of martyrs' remains as a particularly important political task, demonstrating the noble morality of "When drinking water, remember its source" and "Repaying gratitude". Despite many efforts and certain results, there are still more than 500,000 martyrs nationwide whose information has not been fully identified, of which about 200,000 remains have not been collected and about 300,000 remains have been buried in cemeteries but their identity information is still lacking or inaccurate.

Provincial Police leaders and coordinating units presented gifts to martyrs' mothers.

Provincial Police leaders and units present gifts to martyrs' mothers.

Faced with this reality, the Ministry of Public Security is actively developing an identification database that integrates DNA information; at the same time, it has proposed to the Government a policy of analyzing DNA information for all relatives of unidentified martyrs. The goal is to create a large database of DNA data of martyrs' relatives, as a scientific basis for comparing and searching for information on the remains of unidentified martyrs more easily, quickly and accurately.

Take DNA samples for relatives of martyrs.

Take DNA sample for martyr's mother.

In Dak Lak province, up to now, information has been surveyed and collected for 5,267 martyrs, however, there are still 2,365 martyrs whose specific grave information has not been identified. In the province, there are currently 35 mothers of martyrs still alive and one relative on the maternal side.

Relatives of martyrs have their fingerprints taken.

At the conference, the provincial police directly collected DNA samples for some mothers and relatives of martyrs. For cases where relatives of martyrs are old, weak, or sick and cannot come to the sample collection location, the provincial police working group went to their homes to collect DNA samples.