Conditions for people to monitor traffic police through recording devices

People are still allowed to use recording and video equipment to monitor the work of traffic police, but must ensure the conditions prescribed by law and not affect the functional forces.

Still monitored through audio and video recording

The Department of Inspection of Legal Normative Documents, Ministry of Justice has just met with representatives of the Traffic Police Department (CSGT), the Department of Legislation and Administrative and Judicial Reform (Ministry of Public Security), the Ministry of Information and Communications and a number of units on the content of Circular No. 46/2024 of the Ministry of Public Security amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 67/2019 regulating the implementation of democracy in ensuring traffic order and safety (TTATGT).

From November 15, people will be able to monitor traffic police through 5 forms.

At the meeting, representatives of the Traffic Police Department and the Department of Legislation and Administrative and Judicial Reform (Ministry of Public Security) presented their opinions, explained and provided information on the process of drafting documents, legal basis and practical basis when advising and submitting to the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security to issue documents.

In particular, the practice of monitoring, recording, filming, and photographing the working process of traffic police officers and soldiers in recent times.

According to agencies under the Ministry of Public Security, after Circular No. 46/2024/TT-BCA is issued, people are still allowed to use audio and video recording devices to monitor the work of traffic police.

"But it must ensure the conditions prescribed by law and not affect the activities of officers and soldiers while on duty," the drafting agency of the Ministry of Public Security affirmed.

Agreeing with the initial assessment and comments of the Document Inspection Department, the delegates suggested that the Ministry of Public Security should focus on promoting policy communication to ensure that people can exercise their right to supervision, including the right to record audio and video of traffic police activities according to the provisions of law.

People are monitored in 5 ways

Concluding the meeting, Director of the Department of Document Inspection Ho Quang Huy shared the practical implementation of the tasks of the Traffic Police force and the necessity of issuing Circular No. 46/2024/TT-BCA.

However, the regulation may lead to different interpretations, causing confusion and difficulties for people when accessing and exercising their supervisory rights. Therefore, the circular needs to be reviewed and fully and promptly guided to be applied consistently in practice.

The Department of Document Inspection requests the Traffic Police Department to advise and report to the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security for official comments and to communicate the provisions of the circular so that people, officers and soldiers can properly and fully implement the provisions of the Constitution and the law on the people's right to supervision through audio and video recording in the work of ensuring traffic safety.

Meeting scene at the Ministry of Justice.

According to the Circular amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 67/2019 regulating the implementation of democracy in ensuring traffic safety, which will take effect from November 15, people will be able to monitor traffic police through 5 forms.

These are: Access to public information of the police force and on mass media; Through monitoring entities as prescribed by law; Direct contact and resolution of work with officers and soldiers; Results of resolution of cases, petitions, complaints, denunciations, recommendations, and reflections; Direct observation of traffic safety work.

Supervision must ensure the following conditions: Not affecting the normal activities of officers and soldiers while performing their duties; outside the area of ​​official duty.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/dieu-kien-de-nguoi-dan-giam-sat-csgt-thong-qua-thiet-bi-ghi-am-ghi-hinh-192241030193424689.htm