Ministry of Public Security (Laos)
| ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 5 April 1961 |
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Headquarters | Vientiane |
| Employees | (unknown) |
| Annual budget | (unknown) |
| Agency executives |
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| Website | http://www.laosecurity.gov.la |
The Ministry of Public Security (Lao language: ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) is the ministry of the interior of Laos.
Structure and organization
The Ministry of Public Security comprises several "branches of service", which include the local police, traffic police, immigration police, security police (including border police), and other armed police units. The current minister is Lieutenant General Vilay Lakhamfong.
Department-level agency
The Ministry of Public Security comprises the following departmental functions:[1]
- Department of Politics
- Department of Security
- Police Headquarters
- Department of the Quartermaster
- Department of Intelligence Investigation
- Department of Communications
- The police department is in custody
- Central Defense Command
- Headquarters for Defense of the Location
- National Peace and Order Political School
- People's Peace Corps
- People's Police
List of Ministers of Public Security
- Somseun Khampithoun (1961-1978)
- Maichantan Sengmani (1978-1980)
- Sisavath Keobounphanh (1980-1985)
- Asang Laoli (1985-2002)
- Sutjai Thammasit (2002-2005)
- Thongban Sengaphone (2005-2014)
- Somkaew Silawong (2015-2018)
- Vilai Lhakhamfong (2018-present)
International cooperation
In order to increase its capacity to address issues such as the illegal drugs trade and human trafficking, the Ministry of Public Security has established working relations with a number of foreign government agencies and international organisations, including UNODC and UNICEF.
Human rights issues
The security forces subjected to the ministry have occasionally been accused of human rights violations.[2] Their persecution of Christians in Laos is among the heaviest in the world.[3] Particularly, members of the Hmong ethnic group have been subject to violence by security forces.
Ranks
- Officers
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Laos Police |
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| ພົນເອກ Phonoek |
ພົນໂທ Phonoth |
ພົນຕີ Phon ti |
ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa |
ພັນເອກ Phanoek |
ພັນໂທ Phanoth |
ພັນຕີ Phan ti |
ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek |
ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth |
ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti | |||||||||||||||
- Enlisted
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Laos Police |
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| ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- Crime in Laos
- Directorate of National Coordination (DNC)
- Laotian Civil War
- Lao People's Armed Forces
- Royal Lao Police
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Amnesty International
- ^ Open Doors USA