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Police bureau in charge of environment to be set up |
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Saturday, 22 September 2007 |
VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh has decided to establish police bureaus in charge of environmental matters under central-run cities and provinces’ police force.
Under the Environmental Police Department, local environmental police bureaus will deal with violations in the Law on Environment as well as check production establishments which cause pollution.
The Environmental Police Department, established in November 2006, is supposed to prevent, discover and fight violations regarding environment.
The country is home to 4,000 production and trade establishments seriously polluting the environment. The “environmental infringement” behaviour was defined in the 1999 Penal Code, yet no case has been taken to the court. (Source: VNA) |
