Ministry of Public Security
ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ
Agency overview
Formed5 April 1961
JurisdictionNational
HeadquartersVientiane
Employees(unknown)
Annual budget(unknown)
Agency executives
  • Gen. Vilay Lakhamfong, Minister
  • Lt. Gen Kongthong Phongvichith, Deputy Minister
Websitehttp://www.laosecurity.gov.la

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

Structure and organization

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

  • Gen. Vilay LAKHAMFONG
  • Lt. Gen. Kongthong PHONGVICHITH
  • Maj. Gen. Thonglek MANGNORMEX

International cooperation

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

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

Officers
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Laos Laos Police
 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 Laos Police
Sergeant major
ວາທີ		 First sergeant
ສິບເອກ		 Sergeant
ສິບໂທ		 Corporal
ສິບຕີ		 Private First Class
ສິບຕຣີ		 Private
ພົນທະຫານ

See also

References

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