Ministry of Public Security (Laos)

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The Ministry of Public Security (Lao language: ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) is the ministry of the interior of Laos.

The Ministry of Public Security comprizes several "branches of service", which include the local police, traffic police, immigration police, security police (including border police), and other armed police units. The current minister is Lieutenant General Vilay Lakhamfong.

• Gen. Vilay LAKHAMFONG
• Lt. Gen. Kongthong PHONGVICHITH
• Maj. Gen. Thonglek MANGNORMEX

In order to increase its capacity to address issues such as the illegal drugs trade and human trafficking, the Ministry of Public Security has established working relations with a number of foreign government agencies and international organisations, including UNODC and UNICEF.

The security forces subjected to the ministry have occasionally been accused of human rights violations.^[1] Their persecution of Christians in Laos is among the heaviest in the world.^[2] Particularly, members of the Hmong ethnic group have been subject to violence by security forces.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Laos Police v t e
			ພົນເອກ Phonoek		ພົນໂທ Phonoth		ພົນຕີ Phon ti		ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa		ພັນເອກ Phanoek		ພັນໂທ Phanoth		ພັນຕີ Phan ti		ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek		ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth			ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Laos Police v t e
							ວາທີ Va thi				ສິບເອກ Sib ek						ສິບໂທ Sib oth						ສິບຕີ Sib ti						ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung						ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong

• Crime in Laos
• Directorate of National Coordination (DNC)
• Laotian Civil War
• Lao People's Armed Forces
• Royal Lao Police

• Country data Laos – National Police and Paramilitary forces
• humansecuritygateway.info ^{[incomplete short citation]}
• List of current Lao government's ministers, including Public Security.
• Persecution of Christians in Laos