On the afternoon of September 12, at the meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee to give opinions on the National Assembly's report on people's petitions in August, Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quoc Hung provided additional information on a number of contents, including the response and recovery work for landslides caused by storm No. 3.

Stick to the hottest places

Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung said that before, during and after storm No. 3 made landfall, the Ministry of Public Security had issued five official dispatches directing local police to promptly respond to storms, floods, flash floods, landslides, especially timely rescue.

The Ministry also promptly reported and proposed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to issue 1,000 tons of national reserve rice, directly handing it over to the Ministry of Public Security to transport to remote, isolated areas and places where people lack food to deliver to each household.

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Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quoc Hung. Photo: QH

The forces of the Ministry of Public Security such as mobile police and traffic police have been reinforced in key areas and regions for rescue.

In addition, the Ministry has mobilized tens of thousands of police officers and soldiers at all levels to focus on evacuating people; carrying out rescue and first aid for the injured; providing food to people; organizing traffic safety guidance, removing fallen trees, and quickly clearing traffic jams...

Currently, police forces at all levels are staying at the 'hottest' places to carry out rescue work. In particular, local police have approached remote areas where landslides have left many people missing, promptly coordinating with other forces to rescue people.

Proposal for a national census of spontaneous social assistance facilities

Regarding crimes of child abuse and violence, the Deputy Minister of Public Security said that recently, cases of child abuse and violence have tended to increase in families where parents are divorced, separated, remarried, or families where there is no parental care for a long time, and children are sent to relatives or acquaintances.

In which there are some localities where many cases occurred such as: Hanoi, Thai Binh , Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Can Tho, Lam Dong, Dak Lak.

The 14th National Assembly has conducted a supreme supervision of the situation of child abuse and has a very detailed resolution. However, up to now, child abuse cases still occasionally occur. It is recommended that the National Assembly Standing Committee assign the Committee on Culture and Education to re-supervise the National Assembly's resolution on supervising the situation of child abuse, to report to the National Assembly. Chairwoman of the Judiciary Committee Le Thi Nga

Regarding the child abuse case at the Rose Shelter in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Le Quoc Hung said that after receiving the news, the Ministry of Public Security directed the Ho Chi Minh City Police, directly the District 12 Police, to promptly intervene.

Currently, District 12 police have received and processed the crime report according to their authority. When there are results, the Ministry will inform the public.

Along with that, the Ministry of Public Security has issued a telegram directing the police of 63 provinces and cities and requesting the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of localities to urgently review and grasp the situation of social assistance facilities, child care and nurturing, including both public and non-public.

Among them, charitable and spontaneous childcare facilities in the area are the subjects of special attention this time.

The Ministry of Public Security also noted that it is necessary to strictly handle reports of crimes related to child abuse and molestation; and pay attention to sources of crime reports from press agencies, people, and organizations for timely verification and investigation.

The Ministry of Public Security also requested timely information on the results to the mass media, especially grassroots media information about the methods of these crimes, thereby improving the prevention and fight against crimes of violence and abuse against children.

The Deputy Minister of Public Security informed that the number of licensed public and non-public social assistance facilities nationwide is 425. This number is still very small compared to reality. Currently, there are many spontaneous, charitable, and religious facilities that claim to raise children on charity grounds without a license and without a mechanism for control and inspection.

Therefore, Deputy Minister Le Quoc Hung requested the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to preside over and coordinate with ministries and local branches to conduct a nationwide survey of these facilities, to grasp and organize inspections and controls to prevent acts of child abuse and violence.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, in the first 8 months of 2024, the whole country prosecuted and investigated 1,198 cases, with 1,419 defendants related to acts of child abuse and violence. The authorities also handled 48 cases, 125 subjects. Notably, acts of child abuse accounted for about 12.4%, the rest were abuse.

Alarmingly, 60% of the cases of violence and abuse were caused by relatives, acquaintances in the family or people with personal relationships and conflicts. Of these, 128 cases involved using social networks to get to know and abuse children.

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Speaking at the meeting, Chairwoman of the Judiciary Committee Le Thi Nga said