Ministry of Public Security (Laos)

Government ministry of Laos

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Ministry of Public Securityກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ

Agency overview
Formed| 5 April 1961
Jurisdiction| National
Headquarters| Vientiane
Employees| (unknown)
Annual budget| (unknown)
Agency executives|

* Gen. Vilay Lakhamfong, Minister
* Lt. Gen Kongthong Phongvichith, Deputy Minister

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

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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

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

## International cooperation

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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

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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

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Officers
Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

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Laos Police

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ພົນເອກ
Phonoek | ພົນໂທ
Phonoth | ພົນຕີ
Phon ti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ
Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ
Phanoek | ພັນໂທ
Phanoth | ພັນຕີ
Phan ti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ
Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ
Hony oth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ
Hony ti

Enlisted
Rank group  | Senior NCOs  | Junior NCOs  | Enlisted

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Laos Police

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ວາທີ
Va thi | ສິບເອກ
Sib ek | ສິບໂທ
Sib oth | ສິບຕີ
Sib ti | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung | ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ Amnesty International
2. ^ Open Doors USA

## External links

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* 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

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