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The Ministry of Public Security (Lao language: ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) is the ministry of the interior of Laos.
| ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ | |
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| Formed | 5 April 1961 |
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Headquarters | Vientiane |
| Employees | (unknown) |
| Annual budget | (unknown) |
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| Website | http://www.laosecurity.gov.la |
Structure and organization
editThe Ministry of Public Security comprizes 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.
List of ministers of public security
edit- Gen. Vilay LAKHAMFONG
- Lt. Gen. Kongthong PHONGVICHITH
- Maj. Gen. Thonglek MANGNORMEX
International cooperation
editIn 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
editThe security forces subjected to the ministry have occasionally been accused of human rights violations.[1] Their persecution of Christians in Laos is among the heaviest in the world.[2] Particularly, members of the Hmong ethnic group have been subject to violence by security forces.
Ranks
edit- Officers
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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
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| ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||