It is necessary to specify criteria for promoting police generals ahead of schedule.

Continuing the program of the 5th Session, on the morning of June 2, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on People's Public Security.

National Assembly deputies proposed that it is necessary to clearly define the criteria for promoting the rank of General ahead of schedule for People's Public Security officers with exceptionally outstanding achievements in combat and work.

National Assembly delegate of Lang Son province Luu Ba Mac speaks. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA

Supplement specific regulations on standards and criteria

Delegate Luu Ba Mac (Lang Son) said that when a People's Public Security officer has gone through the process of working, fighting and achieving achievements, the prestige, admiration and respect for that officer will be naturally recognized. At that time, if the conditions for promotion to the rank of general are met before the deadline, the efforts and contributions will be duly recognized; at the same time, there will be more conditions to continue fulfilling the mission of the People's Public Security force.

"The policy of considering early promotion to the rank of General for People's Public Security officers with exceptionally outstanding achievements is truly necessary and meaningful. At the present time, this policy is completely consistent with reality," said delegate Luu Ba Mac.

However, delegate Luu Ba Mac suggested that the drafting agency consider and supplement specific regulations on standards and criteria for early promotion to the rank of General for People's Public Security officers with outstanding achievements in combat and work, and not assign the Government to provide detailed regulations.

Agreeing with the regulation that the time limit for consideration of promotion from Colonel to Major General must be at least 3 years of work remaining, and in case of less than 3 years of work, it will be decided by the President, delegate Pham Van Hoa (Dong Thap) proposed to stipulate the necessary and sufficient conditions, specific criteria for establishing outstanding achievements; clarify how many years are needed in case of less than 3 years of work and there must be a minimum time.

Regarding this issue, delegate Do Huy Khanh (Dong Nai) said that the draft Law has not yet specified criteria and standards for outstanding achievements, making it difficult to implement. According to the delegate, the promotion of the rank of General in these cases needs to be regulated according to very strict procedures such as: Must be objectively and comprehensively assessed in terms of political qualities, ethics, lifestyle, qualifications, capacity, work efficiency, contributions and outstanding achievements...

Therefore, the delegate believes that it is not necessary to add a regulation on the minimum time in case the President decides to promote the rank from Colonel to Major General when the officer does not have 3 years of service left; at the same time, it is recommended to add specific regulations on criteria and standards for making outstanding achievements to propose consideration for early promotion of ranks for Generals, Colonels and below in the Law.

Regarding this regulation, delegate Trieu Thi Huyen (Yen Bai) said that to ensure transparency, strictness, and facilitate the application of the law, the drafting committee needs to consider and weigh more specific and detailed regulations for cases where there are no more than 3 years of work left as decided by the President.

"There needs to be a clear distinction between what is considered not having 3 years of work left because, in cases where there is a shortage of 1 month, a few months or a year, it is not enough for 3 years. From there, it is possible to avoid abuse during the implementation process," delegate Trieu Thi Huyen proposed.

Sharing the same view, delegate Dang Thi Bao Trinh (Quang Nam) said that it is necessary to have strict regulations and a unified understanding of having at least 36 months of work left instead of "at least 3 years of work", to avoid many different interpretations.

Consider a reasonable retirement age

Regarding the addition of regulations to extend the maximum service age for People's Public Security officers in special cases, delegate To Van Tam (Kon Tum) said that extending the service age for those with good professional skills greatly contributes to improving the operational efficiency of the People's Public Security force.

"However, they must be people with a high sense of responsibility," delegate To Van Tam emphasized.

Similarly, delegate Dang Thi Bao Trinh suggested that the drafting committee consider and propose a reasonable retirement age for police forces who are regularly exposed to toxic and dangerous work such as forensics, fire prevention and fighting, scientific equipment, etc. to ensure health and serve the work.

At the same time, delegates also proposed adding a regulation that the police chiefs of mountainous and border districts have a rank one level higher than the prescribed one because these are complex and difficult areas, especially districts with more than 50% of commune-level administrative units adjacent to the border.

National Assembly delegate of Dong Thap province Pham Van Hoa speaks. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA

Similarly, delegate Pham Van Hoa (Dong Thap) said that it is necessary to carefully consider and evaluate the adjustment to increase the retirement age of female officers with the rank of Colonel by 5 years, and female officers with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by 3 years. The regulation of the highest service age for women must be consistent with the specific factors of the profession, position, working environment, etc.; thereby, ensuring the health of commanding officers in different working environments.

"The working environment of the police force is very difficult, they may have to work day and night continuously, in places with complicated political security and social order and safety. Therefore, we cannot equate the retirement age with administrative agencies according to the Labor Code," said delegate Pham Van Hoa; at the same time, he proposed that the retirement age for female officers with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel is 57 years old and for female Colonels is 58 years old, and for female Major Generals it is still 60 years old (implementation is not according to the roadmap).

"This is suitable for the health conditions of female officers," delegate Pham Van Hoa emphasized.

Explaining some issues raised by National Assembly deputies, General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, said that the draft Law dossier was built according to the provisions of the Law on promulgation of legal documents, on the basis of summarizing practical experience, absorbing comments from ministries, branches, public security units, and localities, and was unanimously approved by the Government.

Regarding the opinions of delegates related to the regulation that People's Public Security officers who are considered for promotion from Colonel to Major General must have at least 3 years of work remaining; regulations on General-level positions for Public Security Directors of provinces and cities...; the proposal to consider some regulations on increasing the maximum service age of police officers, non-commissioned officers, and workers..., Minister To Lam said that the Ministry of Public Security will report to the Government and relevant agencies of the National Assembly to receive, explain and complete the draft, and report to the National Assembly in accordance with regulations.

According to VNA/Tin Tuc Newspaper

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