Public Security Minister instructs all police force to focus on urban and traffic order

Thứ Tư, 01/03/2017, 20:18

PSNews-Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, Minister of Public Security issued a dispatch to all General Departments, Commands, local police departments and Fire Police offices at various levels, instructing them to focus on maintaining traffic order and safety, public and urban order.

The dispatch says, following directions of the Central Party Committee, State and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on maintaining traffic order and safety, public and urban order, police forces of various provinces and cities have enhanced check and inspection, and resolutely handled violations of traffic and social order and safety with the aim of restoring urban and traffic order and clearing up roadsides for  pedestrians.

Citizens and business owner volunteer to remove unauthorized part of construction appropriating pavements. Photo by VNExpress

However, the situations of illegal use of pavements and roads for business, parking purposes or piling construction materials have still remained complex, causing big concern to the public.

To ensure traffic safety, and restore public and urban order, the MPS asks Heads of Police Departments of cities and provinces to:

Cooperate closely with the local authorities and other forces to disseminate information and mobilize people to observe the laws and regulations; increase patrols and checks to promptly detect and handle any wrong use of street pavements or roads, risking traffic order and safety.

Photo by VNEpress

Focus on checking pavements and roads in front of offices, construction sites and public buildings; at the same time to take serious actions against illegal uses of pavements and roads to park vehicles or pile construction materials, affecting the urban view as well as traffic and public order and safety.

Continuously educate police officers and soldiers to strictly observe laws and regulations on traffic order and safety, public and urban order, and to conduct regular checks of policemen’s observation of the laws and the Police Regulations while strictly punishing any police officers or soldiers who violate laws or cover violations.

By Duy Tien