Ministry of Public Security (Laos)
ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1976 |
Jurisdiction | National |
Headquarters | Vientiane |
Employees | (unknown) |
Annual budget | (unknown) |
Agency executives |
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Website | http://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 .
List of Ministers of Public Security[]
- Lt. Gen.
- Maj. Gen.
- Maj. Gen.
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 | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laos Police |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laos Police |
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Sergeant major ວາທີ |
First sergeant ສິບເອກ |
Sergeant ສິບໂທ |
Corporal ສິບຕີ |
Private First Class ສິບຕຣີ |
Private ພົນທະຫານ |
See also[]
- Crime in Laos
- Directorate of National Coordination (DNC)
- Laotian Civil War
- Lao People's Armed Forces
- Royal Lao Police
References[]
External links[]
- Ministries of the Government of Laos
- Law enforcement in Laos
- National Central Bureaus of Interpol
- Military of Laos
- 1976 establishments in Laos