The Ministry of Interior has issued a directive banning vehicles with police license plates from entering casinos, entertainment clubs, karaoke venues and other inappropriate destinations.
The Ministry announced that it has issued a series of legal documents on the registration of issuance of vehicle certificates and number plates managed by the Ministry of Interior, in particular Plaka No. 3559 dated November 7, 2013, with the aim of strengthening the efficiency of management. did. Applies to the use of all types of vehicles registered with the Ministry of the Interior. However, it has recently come to light that a small number of individuals have misused all types of national police vehicles and taken them to inappropriate locations, tarnishing the prestige of the national police and the honor of the Ministry of Interior.
In order to eradicate all these irregularities, the Ministry of Interior has instructed the National Police General Commission, the General Secretariat, the directorates and departments under the Ministry of Interior, as well as the Metropolitan Committee and Local Committees to:
*This illegal use of police vehicles is a well-known fact among Cambodians. In fact, massage parlors in Tokyo are busier during the day than at night, and the majority of weekday daytime customers are public servants, and uniformed police officers standing at the entrance to karaoke parlors to check for firearms are not official duties. Rather, it is a side job hired by the store.
The Ministry of Home Affairs’ notification is as follows:
1. Disseminated in accordance with Decree No. 3559 of the Ministry of the Interior dated 7 November 2013 on the registration of vehicles, the issuance of number plates and license plates and other related documents managed by the Ministry of the Interior and effective for the management and use of national police vehicles. must be carried out in a consistent manner.
2. Vehicles with National Police license plates in the force must be maintained and updated regularly.
If a vehicle is decommissioned, the number plates and identification documents shall be reported to the National Police General Commission (Traffic Police and Security Department) and handed over for immediate removal from the list.
3. All activities using the following national police vehicles are prohibited:
・Obtain the license plate from a correctly registered vehicle and equip it to another vehicle
・Using a vehicle with a national police license plate for private business rather than for the benefit of the ministry or the state.
・Transferring a police vehicle to another person for use
– Taking a vehicle with a national police license plate into a casino, entertainment club, karaoke parlor, or other inappropriate destination.
・Committing other crimes while riding in a vehicle with a national police license plate.
・Please use a police vehicle with an expired vehicle registration certificate.
4. The National Police General Commission regularly inspects the streets of casinos, entertainment clubs, karaoke venues and other inappropriate destinations, takes strict measures against misconduct in the use of national police vehicles, and The following report shall be compiled.
What is pointed out in the above directive indicates that such a situation was actually being carried out openly.
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