Vietnam Police Requested to Remain Loyal to Ruling Communist Party

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In his writings posted on state-run newspapers on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the police forces, Mr. Trong asked the forces to be cautious about dealing with complicated circumstances to protect the party and ensure social orders.

By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 17, 2015

Vietnam’s police forces must be absolutely loyal to the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to strictly implement all policies of the party, said CPV’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

In his writings posted on state-run newspapers on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the police forces, Mr. Trong asked the forces to be cautious about dealing with complicated circumstances to protect the party and ensure social orders.

All policies of the party on security must be legalized for strict implementation, the communist leader said.

The police must serve for the interests of people, he noted.

The police forces, together with the Vietnam People’s Army, is the main arm for the communist party to keep the country under one-party regime. The Ministry of Public Security has received huge financial and human resources, observers said.

The ministry has intensified political crackdown on local dissidents and human rights activists. According to the New York-base Human Rights Watch, Vietnamhas imprisoned thousands of political dissident, and still holds at least 135 people who peacefully criticized government’s socio-economic mismanagements and improper response to China’s violations of the country’s sovereignty.

Vietnam has always denied of holding any prisoner of conscience, saying only law violators are held.