Not a party member, can you be a security team leader at the grassroots level?

Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Article 13 of the Law on Forces Participating in Protecting Security and Order at the Grassroots Level stipulates that Vietnamese citizens who wish and meet the following standards and conditions shall be considered and selected to join the forces participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level:

1. From 18 to 70 years old; in case of over 70 years old and in good health, the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level shall consider and decide based on the proposal of the Commune Police;

2. Have a clear background; good moral character; he/she and his/her family strictly follow the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws; not be a person who is being prosecuted for criminal liability, serving a criminal sentence in a commune, ward or town, serving a judicial measure or serving an administrative measure. In case the sentence of the Court has been completed, the criminal record must be cleared; in case the decision to apply an administrative measure has been completed, the period of time considered as not having been subject to an administrative measure must have expired according to the provisions of law;

3. Have a diploma or have completed a secondary education program or higher. For border areas, islands, mountainous areas, areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, and ethnic minority areas, people who have completed primary education can be recruited;

4. Having been a permanent or temporary resident for 01 year or more and regularly living in the place where the citizen submits the 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, the citizen must be a permanent or temporary resident at the place where the application to join the force to participate in protecting security and order at the grassroots level is submitted;

5. Be in good health according to the certificate of a medical examination and treatment facility established and operating in accordance with the provisions of law.

Clause 2, Article 4 of the Law on Forces Participating in Protecting Security and Order at the Grassroots Level stipulates the principles of organization and operation of forces participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level as follows: Subject to the comprehensive leadership of the Party Committee, the management of the People's Committee at the commune level; the guidance, assignment and inspection of the Commune-level Police in performing tasks according to the provisions of this Law.

Thus, the assignment of who will be the team leader of the force participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level is subject to the guidance and assignment of the Commune-level Police according to the above regulations.