In Vietnam, do the witnesses have to compensate for giving untruthful testimonies?

In Vietnam, do the witnesses have to compensate for giving untruthful testimonies?

Pursuant to Clause 2.c, Article 62 of the Law on Administrative Procedures in 2015 stipulating witnesses have the following rights and obligations:

2. Witnesses have the following rights and obligations;

a/ To provide all information, documents and objects in their possession which are related to the settlement of cases;

b/ To honestly testify to circumstances which they know and are related to the settlement of cases;

c/ To be held responsible before law for their testimonies, and pay compensations for damage caused by their untruthful testimonies to involved parties or other persons;

d/ ...

As regulations above, witnesses in administrative cases shall hold responsible before law for their testimonies and pay compensations for damage caused by their untruthful testimonies to involved parties or other persons

In Vietnam, will the witnesses be escort to the courts for being absent at the trials?

Pursuant to Clause 2.d, Article 62 of the Law on Administrative Procedures in 2015 stipulating witnesses have the following rights and obligations:

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To be present at court and court hearings in response to court summonses in case witness testimonies must be publicly taken at court or court hearings. In case witnesses are absent from court hearings without plausible reasons and their absence impedes the trial, the trial panel may issue decisions to escort them to court hearings;

As regulations above, if you are absent from court hearings without plausible reasons and your absence impedes the trial, the trial panel may issue decisions to escort you to court hearings.

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