Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray had an online conference to discuss further strengthening cooperation in the prevention of transnational crime between the two countries.
At the meeting on February 23, Minister To Lam said that the two sides have proactively implemented many criminal justice cooperation activities, professional coordination and achieved positive results in the fight against transnational crimes involving the two countries on the basis of the “MoU on prevention and combat of transnational crimes,” according to the Government Electronic Newspaper.
Vietnam and the US began to strengthen cooperation in this field from April 2019 when Mr. Lam and Mr. Wray signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the prevention and control of transnational crimes between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the FBI during their trip. Mr. Lam’s official visit to Washington DC.
Part of the cooperation activities between the two sides under this memorandum of understanding is the training and capacity building of the Vietnamese police force while the FBI helps organize training programs and invites the Ministry of Public Security to appoint officers to participate in training.
In recent years, Vietnam has cooperated with the US side to hunt down American suspects who have fled in Vietnam as well as to investigate and arrest Vietnamese criminals who conduct illegal activities online across the country. nation.
In October 2020, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security helped the US hunt down two subjects considered “especially dangerous” and handed them over to the US Justice police. Earlier in August of the same year, Vietnam arrested 3 suspects related to the online fraud case of more than 7,000 American citizens after a cooperative investigation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the US Department of Homeland Security. At the end of 2019, the US Department of Homeland Security also cracked an online fraud ring, including 4 Vietnamese.
At the meeting on February 23, Minister To Lam said that his ministry and the FBI regularly exchange information, fight special cases, and assist in the investigation, prosecution, and trial of crimes, especially crime crimes. high-tech use, drug crimes, and property fraud.
Lam suggested the FBI continue to promote the effective implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and the “Agreement on technology transfer of DNA genetic testing software” as well as promote the signing of a number of agreements related to prevention cooperation. transnational crime between the two countries in the near future.
According to the Government Electronic Newspaper, the head of the FBI believes that the two sides will gain more achievements in building and protecting each country’s national security as well as contributing to peace and stability in the Southeast Asian region and the world.
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