At the 9th Session, on the morning of June 11, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense, Security and External Affairs (QPANDN) Le Tan Toi presented a report on the review of the draft Law amending and supplementing 11 laws in the fields of military and defense.
Chairman Le Tan Toi said that there are opinions suggesting clarifying the differences in position, function, task, authority and direction and command between "defense area" and "regional defense" to avoid overlap and unification in understanding and facilitating implementation.
Clarify the position, functions, tasks, and powers of the "Rural Defense Command" after the arrangement of local government at 2 levels.
Regarding amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army, Mr. Le Tan Toi said that there is a proposal at Point b, Clause 1, Article 40 to assign the commune level to decide on cadres, civil servants, and reserve officers residing in localities and communes who decide on reserve officers at the Battalion level or lower.
At point b, clause 2, Article 40, the provincial level is assigned to decide on reserve officers from the Regiment level and above and reserve officers with a military rank of Lieutenant Colonel or higher.
There are opinions suggesting adding the content of amending Clause 2, Article 15 on the highest military rank for the positions and titles of officers who are Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and Standing Member of the National Assembly's National Assembly's National Assembly Standing Committee to ensure consistency with the organization of the National Assembly's agencies.
Regarding amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Border Guard of Vietnam, there are opinions suggesting considering removing the notification regulation in Clause 3 and Clause 4, Article 11, because it affects the freedom of movement of citizens protected by the Constitution.
At the same time, limiting or temporarily suspending activities within border belts and border areas will not only affect Vietnam but will also affect the country with a common border. In case of removing regulations on "notice" and assigning the Government to regulate in detail, the content must be clarified to serve as a basis for detailed regulations.
There are opinions suggesting adding the authority of the Provincial Military Command Commander and the Commander of the Border Guard Command to have a basis for assigning the Government to specify in detail the instructions for the implementation of the Law, especially regulations on the authority to handle administrative violations related to national defense and the military.
Regarding amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces (Article 10), some opinions suggested clarifying a number of regulations: adding to the commune level the organization of " air defense militia and artillery" in Clause 2, Article 15; adding "permanent militia army" in Clause b, Clause 1, Article 23, adding the subject "Defense militia" at Point c, Clause 2, Article 43.
There are opinions suggesting considering adding the regulation that the Commander and Deputy Commander are civil servants, the Commander is a member of the People's Committee; not adding the title of Assistant to ensure unity, avoiding overlap in the legal system.
Other opinions suggested studying and assigning the Government to specify the position of the Commune-level Military Command in the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants.
The National Assembly Committee recommends that the drafting agency study the above opinions to revise the draft law to ensure consistency, unity and feasibility.
