On November 28, 2019, the Ministry of Public Security issued Circular No. 67/2019 / TT-BCA providing for the exercise of democracy in traffic order and safety.
Accordingly, stipulating one of the forms of People’s supervision for the operation of the traffic police force is supervision through audio recording, video recording or direct observation.
However, when recording and recording traffic police on duty, people need to ensure the following 3 conditions:
– Do not disturb the normal activities of officers and soldiers while performing their duties;
– Outside the area to ensure traffic order and safety (for areas where traffic order and safety area is implemented);
– Comply with other relevant laws.
Compared to before, there is no law banning people from recording and recording traffic police on duty. Thus, according to the general principle “the people can do what the law does not prohibit”, so they have the right to record and record the traffic police. However, there will be cases where the audio and video recording of people affect the traffic police order and safety assurance activities. Therefore, this new regulation ensures the people’s right to supervision without affecting traffic order and traffic safety activities of the traffic police.
Circular 67/2019 / TT-BCA officially takes effect from January 15, 2020.