Can a Person with a Criminal Record Run for Local Council Representative?

Based on Article 37 of the 2015 Law on Election of Deputies to the National Assembly and Deputies to People's Councils, it is stipulated that the following individuals are not eligible to run for deputies to the National Assembly and deputies to People's Councils, including:

- Persons who are disqualified from running for office as per a legally effective court judgment or decision, those serving prison sentences, or those with limited or lost civil act capacity.

- Persons who are under investigation as a suspect.

- Persons serving a court's criminal verdict or decision.

- Persons who have completed their sentence as per a court's criminal verdict or decision but have not yet had their criminal records expunged.

- Persons who are undergoing administrative handling measures, including being sent to compulsory education centers, compulsory detoxification centers, or undergoing education at the commune, ward, or commune-level town.

=> Therefore, based on the above regulation, individuals who have completed their sentences but have not yet had their criminal records expunged are ineligible to run for deputies to People's Councils.

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