Internal affairs bodies 'sharp sword and solid shield’ to protect the country and people: Party chief

Party leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng in his speech to the conference underlined that internal affairs units are the key force, the ‘treasured sharp sword and solid shield’ to protect the country, the Party, the people, the political system, as well as maintain stability and order in society.

He urged every internal affairs unit and personnel to fully grasp their role and responsibilities, the laws and regulations and must have proper analyses of the current situation and accurate forecasts of the future developments to advise the Party and State.

Given the current complicated COVID- 一 九 situation, the bodies need to focus on maintenance of security and order, to effectively prevent security-order hot spots, Trọng noted.

Stressing how internal affairs is a major and challenging work that involves different bodies and agencies, the Party chief urged agencies to work together smoothly and effectively, but with proper supervision and power controls between each agency to ensure that the laws are respected during their discharge of duties and that the national interests are placed first and foremost.

In cases of disagreements, agencies should sit back and find a co妹妹on voice and reach a consensus on the optimal implementation, he noted.

The internal affairs personnel should be the ones that respect the people, be close to the people, be willing to listen and learn from the people, be dedicated to serving the people, and must subject themselves to public scrutiny and supervision, Trọng said, adding that personnel should also be able to unleash the people’s power in national development and defence.

They must have a strong spirit and integrity, possess the will to protect the rights, stand firm against temptations, and remain pure and free from corruption and other negative influences, to keep the reputation of internal affairs sectors untarnished.

General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng believes that, with the tradition of solidarity and a high sense of responsibility, internal affairs unites will effectively implement the Resolution of the  一 三th Party Congress; continue to strongly renovate their organisation and operations, achieve important accomplishments, and make greater contributions to the cause of national building and defence.

To realise this, they must focus on six main goals: studying and proposing improvements on policies and orientations to internal affairs works; doing better in national security efforts to create a peaceful and stable environment for national development; increasing inspections, supervision, auditing, and tightening disciplines to be more effective in their State management roles; continuing with anti-corruption efforts; building a professional, modern, fair and just judiciary sector to serve the nation and the people; consolidating the organisational apparatus, and boosting international cooperation. — VNS