The Vietnam People's Public Security, alternatively the People's Public Security Forces (PPS; - CAND), also recognized as the Vietnamese Police or by its Vietnamese short name Công an (lit. 'the Public Security/Police'), is the national police and the main domestic security force of Vietnam. Being a component of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces alongside the Military and the Militia, PPS is placed under political leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (via the Public Security Central Party Committee - Đảng ủy Công an Trung ương as the political head) and the executive administration of the Ministry of Public Security (Government of Vietnam). The PPS' powers are regulated under No. 73/2014/QH13, which was passed on 27 November 2014.

Functions and branches

The People's Public Security of Vietnam has two branches: the Vietnam People's Security and the Vietnam People's Police (including Civil Defense forces). The Vietnam People's Security works to prevent, investigate, and defeat potential actions from enemies of the Vietnamese nation that could endanger national security. They engage in espionage, and join forces with other uniformed bodies as established by law in internal political security, economic security, ideological and cultural security, network security and informational security. They manage entrance and exit visas, border security crossing and checkpoints, and immigration stations in airports, as well as in securing foreigners and Vietnamese expats in their visits to the country. They work to defend the secrecy of the Government of the Republic against external and internal threats, and help to build personal security in every aspect of life, at every area in the country. In keeping with the law, they perform several other duties, missions and responsibilities. The Vietnam People's Police works to prevent, investigate, and solve issues relating to environmental, political, traffic, functional, and corruption-related criminal activities in keeping with the laws of the Socialist Republic. They also work with the general public in preventing participation in criminal actions, and perform responsibilities and duties pertaining to identification security, public security, transport security, road and highway safety, firefighting, civil defense, disaster preparedness and response, the Mobile Police Command, and many other duties and missions in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. These two forces are trained mainly at two institutions, the People's Police Academy of Vietnam and the People's Security Academy of Vietnam.

Tasks and powers of the People's Public Security Forces

The organisational system of the People's Public Security Forces

Department of Public Security of municipalities

Ranks of the People's Public Security of Vietnam

Officers

NCOs and enlisted

Weapons and Equipment

Support Tool

Pistols

Shotgun

Submachine Gun

Assault Rifle

Sniper rifle

Machine Gun

Grenade Launcher

Anti-tank

Vehicle