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Ministry of Public Security (Laos)

Law enforcement agency

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The Ministry of Public Security (Lao language: ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) is the ministry of the interiorofLaos.

Structure and organization[edit]

The 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

The 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

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Laos Police v t e																									Unknown
			General ພົນເອກ		Lieutenant general ພົນໂທ		Major general ພົນຕີ		Brigadier general ພົນຈັດຕະວາ		Colonel ພັນເອກ		Lieutenant colonel ພັນໂທ		Major ພັນຕີ		Captain ຮ້ອຍເອກ		Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍໂທ			Second lieutenant ຮ້ອຍຕີ

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Laos Police v t e
							Sergeant major ວາທີ				First sergeant ສິບເອກ						Sergeant ສິບໂທ						Corporal ສິບຕີ						Private first class ສິບຕຣີ						Private ພົນທະຫານ

See also[edit]

• Crime in Laos
• Directorate of National Coordination (DNC)
• Laotian Civil War
• Lao People's Armed Forces
• Royal Lao Police

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Country data Laos – National Police and Paramilitary forces
• humansecuritygateway.info ^{[incomplete short citation]}
• List of current Lao government's ministers, including Public Security.
• Persecution of Christians in Laos