Background
On 19 August 2026 the General Department of Immigration hosted a session at the Ministry of Interior headquarters (Building S) and via Zoom to publicize new prakas concerning staffing authorizations and personnel selection rules for internal security agencies. The event was attended by Director General Sok Vasna, department heads, technical officers, and was held under the high patronage of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng.
The Ministry of Interior issued prakas to define the number of deputy positions within the national police and prison structures. A separate prakas establishes the conditions and selection and transfer procedures for Ministry of Interior officials and police academy students entering domestic and overseas training courses.
Scope of Application
The prakas apply to organizational units under the Ministry of Interior, including the national police and the Directorate of Prisons, as well as provincial and capital police inspectorates. The measures cover authorized deputy-level posts and the selection, posting and transfer procedures for civil servants and police cadets who are to undertake training programs inside and outside Cambodia.
Key Provisions or Decisions
The published instruments specify authorized deputy-level categories within security agencies, including deputy director-level posts, deputy office chiefs, deputy commanders, deputy section heads and deputy police-post chiefs at provincial and capital police headquarters. The instruments also set out procedural requirements for candidacy, selection, and administrative transfer of Ministry personnel and students from the police academy when assigned to training courses.
Implications for Compliance
Administrative units within the Ministry of Interior and affiliated inspectorates must align appointment and transfer actions with the updated prakas when implementing staffing changes. Units responsible for human resources, training placements and inter-agency transfers will need to apply the declared selection conditions and procedural steps to any future deputy-level appointments and training assignments.
Official Source
Announcement posted by the General Department of Immigration on 19 August 2026 (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/GDIOfficial/posts/pfbid0j1XzqGEQ1jNuBfqF4Mc8L1MYdARBh4WSuvswWgYg7ospzxZgMZCnqaQ8qediTz3dl. The General Department of Immigration and the Ministry of Interior issued the publicization of the prakas at the meeting.
