According to Deputy Minister Le Quoc Hung, imposing harsher penalties does not necessarily translate into lower crime rates. Rather than pursuing increasingly severe punishments, the amended Penal Code seeks to address the underlying causes of crime and promote more effective prevention and enforcement measures, ultimately fostering a safer, more harmonious society.
Secretary of the Public Security Central Party Committee and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang chaired a meeting to review the implementation of Plan No. 483/KH-BCA-C04 issued on October 7, 2024, by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on the intensive campaign to comprehensively review, list and manage drug addicts, illegal drug users and people under post-rehabilitation management, and eradicate complex drug-related hotbeds nationwide, on the morning of January 15th, in Hanoi.