As stipulated in Article 356 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017):
Article 356. Abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties
1. Any person who, for profiteering or other personal motives, abuses their position and authority to act contrary to official duties causing damage to property worth between VND 10,000,000 and under VND 200,000,000 or causing other damage to the interests of the State, the lawful rights and interests of organizations or individuals, shall be subject to Community sentence for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years.
2. Committing the crime in any of the following circumstances shall be subject to imprisonment from 05 years to 10 years:
a) Organized;
b) Committing the crime 02 times or more;
c) Causing damage to property worth between VND 200,000,000 and under VND 1,000,000,000.
3. Committing the crime causing damage to property worth VND 1,000,000,000 or more shall be subject to imprisonment from 10 years to 15 years.
4. The offender shall also be banned from holding certain positions from 01 year to 05 years and may be fined from VND 10,000,000 to VND 100,000,000.
The framework of penalties for the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties is as follows:
- Basic framework: Community sentence for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years;
- Aggravating framework:
+ Imprisonment from 05 years to 10 years
+ Imprisonment from 10 to 15 years
- Additional penalty: Banned from holding certain positions from 01 year to 05 years, fined from VND 10,000,000 to VND 100,000,000.
Below is a compilation of 40 appellate judgments on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties in Vietnam:
No. |
Name of the judgment |
Date of issue |
Issuing authority |
1 |
Judgment 130/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
24/09/2023 |
People's Court of Hai Duong Province |
2 |
Judgment 152/2020/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
10/03/2020 |
People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City |
3 |
Judgment 115/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
13/07/2022 |
People's Court of Tay Ninh |
4 |
Judgment 405/2020/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
15/08/2020 |
High People's Court in Hanoi |
5 |
Judgment 05/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
24/02/2022 |
People's Court of Bac Ninh |
6 |
Judgment 03/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
11/01/2023 |
People's Court of Bac Giang |
7 |
Judgment 900/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
12/12/2022 |
High People's Court in HCMC |
8 |
Judgment 208/2020/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
21/05/2020 |
High People's Court in Hanoi |
9 |
Judgment 454/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
30/05/2023 |
People's Court of Hanoi |
10 |
Judgment 17/2023/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
24/05/2023 |
People's Court of Tuyen Quang |
11 |
Judgment 27/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
21/02/2023 |
People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City |
12 |
Judgment 15/2023/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
16/03/2023 |
People's Court of Binh Phuoc |
13 |
Judgment 465/2023/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
20/06/2023 |
High People's Court in Hanoi |
14 |
Judgment 492/2020/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
30/09/2020 |
High People's Court in Hanoi |
15 |
Judgment 19/2020/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
08/05/2020 |
People's Court of Lao Cai |
16 |
Judgment 106/2023/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
25/08/2023 |
People's Court of Hai Duong |
17 |
Judgment 44/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
12/09/2022 |
People's Court of Bac Ninh |
18 |
Judgment 294/2021/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
15/12/2021 |
People's Court of Dong Nai |
19 |
Judgment 70/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
29/04/2022 |
People's Court of Tay Ninh |
20 |
Judgment 398/2022/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
05/05/2022 |
People's Court of Hanoi |
21 |
Judgment 37/2023/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
26/04/2023 |
People's Court of Nam Dinh |
22 |
Judgment 125/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
08/12/2022 |
People's Court of Hai Phong |
23 |
Judgment 08/2024/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
04/01/2024 |
People's Court of Son La |
24 |
Judgment 741/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
27/09/2022 |
High People's Court in HCMC |
25 |
Judgment 06/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
08/02/2023 |
People's Court of Nam Dinh |
26 |
Judgment 797/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
13/10/2023 |
People's Court of Hoa Binh |
27 |
Judgment 57/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
13/12/2022 |
People's Court of Hoa Binh |
28 |
Judgment 643/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
23/08/2023 |
High People's Court in Hanoi |
29 |
Judgment 04/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
10/01/2023 |
People's Court of Lam Dong |
30 |
Judgment 128/2024/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
11/04/2024 |
High People's Court in Da Nang |
31 |
Judgment 97/2023/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
01/08/2023 |
People's Court of Hai Duong Province |
32 |
Judgment 90/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
02/08/2023 |
People's Court of Tay Ninh |
33 |
Judgment 815/2023/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
24/10/2023 |
High People's Court in HCMC |
34 |
Judgment 51/2023/HS-PT về tội lợi dụng chức vụ quyền hạn trong khi thi hành công vụ |
22/05/2023 |
People's Court of Tay Ninh |
35 |
Judgment 296/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
17/05/2023 |
High People's Court in HCMC |
36 |
Judgment 108/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
11/03/2023 |
High People's Court in Hanoi |
37 |
Judgment 797/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
13/10/2023 |
People's Court of Hoa Binh |
38 |
Judgment 06/2023/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
08/02/2023 |
People's Court of Nam Dinh |
39 |
Judgment 741/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
27/09/2022 |
High People's Court in HCMC |
40 |
Judgment 125/2022/HS-PT on the crime of abuse of position and authority in the execution of official duties |
08/12/2022 |
People's Court of Hai Phong |
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