Commune police have the right to request people over 70 years old to participate in security protection at the grassroots level

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Article 13 of the Law on Forces Participating in Security and Order Protection at the Grassroots Level stipulates that Vietnamese citizens who wish and meet the following standards and conditions are considered and selected to join this force as follows:

1. From 18 years old to 70 years old; in cases where they are over 70 years old and ensure their health, the Chairman of the Commune-level Human Resources Committee shall consider and decide based on the proposal of the Commune-level Police;

2. Having a clear background; good moral qualities; self and family complying with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws; not being a person being prosecuted for criminal liability, serving a criminal sentence in a commune, ward, or town, serving judicial measures or serving administrative handling measures. In case the Court's verdict has been enforced, the record must be erased; if the decision to apply administrative measures has been enforced, the deadline must expire and the administrative measures must not be applied according to the provisions of law;

3. Have a graduation certificate or have completed a secondary school education program or higher. For border areas, islands, mountainous areas, areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, and ethnic minority areas, it is possible to select people who have completed the primary education program;

4. Having been a permanent or temporary resident for 01 year or more and regularly living at the place where the citizen submitted an application to join the force to participate in protecting security and order at the grassroots level. In the case specified in Clause 3, Article 15 of this Law, they must be permanent or temporary residents at the place of application for participation in the force participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level;

5. Have enough health according to the certificate of the established medical examination and treatment facility, operating according to the provisions of law.

Thus, the commune police have the right to propose that people over 70 years old who are in good health be considered and decided by the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee to participate in the security and order protection force at the grassroots level according to the above regulations.