Acts of violence against traffic police officers should be strongly accused and strictly punished

PSNews - A report from the Traffic Police Department shows that the first 6 months of 2019 has seen11 acts of violence against the traffic police force, causing 1 policeman dead, 3 injured, and the police have arrested 14 people involved.

At 7 pm on July 26, Traffic Police Team No.7 under the Hanoi Traffic Police Office while working on Nguyen Trai street, Van Quan ward, Ha Dong district, detected 3 people (a female driver, a middle-aged man and a child) riding on a motorbike without wearing helmets.

The team signaled to stop the vehicle and asked the driver to hand her documents. While the police were making records on the traffic safety violation, the man was cursing at the policemen. Hung finally picked up a brick to attack Captain Mai Hung Son, one of the working team, making his head cut and bleed .

The working team simultaneously overpowered, arrested the attacker, and then took him to the Van Quan ward police post for investigation.

Earlier, at 11.30 am on July 9, Lieutenant Nguyen Trong Quy of the traffic police team of the An Lao District Police Station, Hai Phong, signaled to stop a motorbike as the driver did not wear a helmet. But the driver ran into the policeman, leaving the policeman with multiple injuries. The policeman was then hospitalized and doctors had to work hard for 10 hours to save his life.

These are only two examples of the acts of violence against traffic police officers. Such savage actions have not only risked lives of traffic police officers, but also caused public anger and anxiety.

A report of the Traffic Police Department read that, in the first 6 months of 2019, there were 11 acts of violence against the traffic police force, causing 1 dead, 3 injured.

Since 2017, 107 acts of violence against the police force have been recorded, killing four policemen and injuring 26 others.

Acts of violence against the law enforcement force in general and against the traffic police force in particular must be legally considered and condemned acts of disregarding the laws and negatively affect public security and order.

In order to thoroughly prevent acts of violence against the law enforcement forces in general and against the traffic police force in particular, the procuracy and court should prosecute and conduct hearings on the cases in the public eye.

Competent agencies should also supplement and amend the laws on handling acts of violence against the law enforcement forces with serious penalties to deter such offences.

The laws should also give more power to the law enforcement forces so that law enforcement officers could use weapons and supporting tools to protect themselves in specific circumstances.

Meanwhile, the National Assembly is expected to add the law project on ensuring traffic safety and order to its agenda for its sittings of the 14th term. 

By An Nhien

Other News

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security opens training course for Lao officers

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security opens training course for Lao officers

Senior Lieutenant General Dr. Le Quoc Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Public Security Central Party Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security, attended and delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of a training course for Party committee officials of the Lao Ministry of Public Security, held at the People's Public Security Political Academy, on the afternoon of May 18.

Artistic exchange program “Shining from the People’s Trust”

Artistic exchange program “Shining from the People’s Trust”

The Ministry of Public Security, on May 17, held the artistic exchange program “Shining from the People’s Trust” to mark the 10th anniversary of the “Outstanding Women in Public Security” Award (2015–2024), alongside the presentation ceremony for the 2025 “Outstanding Women in Public Security” Award and the commendation of “Excellent Female Grassroots Police Officers”.

MPS holds community reintegration program

MPS holds community reintegration program

PSNews - Recently, the Police Department of Temporary Detention and Community-based Correction Management under the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation and the Hanoi City Police Department, organized the 2026 community reintegration program themed “Heading Toward the Dawn" in Hanoi. 

Minister Luong Tam Quang meets with Economic Security Force

Minister Luong Tam Quang meets with Economic Security Force

Member of the Politburo and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang attended and delivered remarks at a meeting with the Economic Security Force held to celebrate the founding anniversary of the Economic Security Force (May 13), on May 12 in Hanoi.

Vietnam and Singapore boost cooperation in security and digital transformation

Vietnam and Singapore boost cooperation in security and digital transformation

PSNews - Amid increasingly complex transnational crime, high-tech fraud and cybersecurity threats, Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their law enforcement agencies, promote digital transformation and enhance connectivity between their electronic citizens’ identification platforms.

Ministry of Public Security enhances cooperation with UNDP

Ministry of Public Security enhances cooperation with UNDP

PSNews - UNDP resident representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi has recently affirmed that Vietnam’s development priorities are closely aligned with the cooperation goals of the United Nations and UNDP in Vietnam. The two sides have evaluated the outcomes of their past cooperation efforts aimed at enhancing law enforcement capacity and ensuring human rights protection.

MPS leadership sends letter of commendation to Ha Tinh Provincial Police

MPS leadership sends letter of commendation to Ha Tinh Provincial Police

Senior Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security, sent a letter to the Ha Tinh Provincial Police Department, on May 13, praising the local police for their achievements in dismantling a large-scale criminal network involving gambling, fraud and appropriate property in cyberspace as well as launder money.

MPS opens training course on journalism and communication

MPS opens training course on journalism and communication

The Ministry of Public Security’s Communications Department, in coordination with the Son La Provincial Police Department, opened a 2026 journalism and communications training course, on May 14, in Son La Province, for more than 300 reporters, editors and communications officers working in the People’s Public Security Forces.

Strengthening Party’s leadership over fire prevention, firefighting and rescue operations

Strengthening Party’s leadership over fire prevention, firefighting and rescue operations

The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee held a meeting to review the 10-year implementation of Directive No. 47-CT/TW isued on June 25, 2015 by the Secretariat on strengthening the Party’s leadership over fire prevention and firefighting work, and to disseminate Directive No. 02-CT/TW of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party’s leadership over fire prevention, firefighting and rescue operations in the new situation, on the morning of May 7 in Hanoi.