In Vietnam, is it permissible for inmates confined to disciplinary cells to meet their relatives?
In Vietnam, is it permissible for inmates confined to disciplinary cells to meet their relatives? How to handle cases of escaped inmates in Vietnam?
Hello Lawnet. My brother was put into prison for commiting a crime. While in the prison, he did not comply with the rules there, so he was confined to disciplinary cell. When my family visited him, the warden informed that he was in the disciplinary cell, so he shall not meet relatives. Is it correct that inmates confined to disciplinary cells cannot meet their relatives? Thank you!
In Vietnam, is it permissible for inmates confined to disciplinary cells to meet their relatives?
Pursuant to Article 43 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments in 2019 stipulating handling of violating inmates in Vietnam as follows:
1. While serving his/her prison sentence, an inmate violating prison regulations or committing an illegal act shall be disciplined in any of the following forms:
a) Reprimand;
b) Warnings;
c) Confinement to a disciplinary cell for up to 10 days.
2. When being confined to a disciplinary cell, the inmate is not allowed to meet his/her relatives and may have his/her feet fastened in the stocks. Having feet put in stocks is not applied to female, minor and old and weak inmates.
3. Superintendents of prisons, superintendents of detention camps or heads of criminal judgment execution agencies of district-level police offices shall issue decisions to discipline inmates and insert these decisions in their files.
4. If the violation of an inmate show signs of a crime failing under the investigatory power of the superintendent of the prison or detention camp, the superintendent of the prison or detention camp shall issue a decision to institute a criminal case and carry out investigative activities under law. If such violation does not fall under his/her investigatory power, the superintendent shall request a competent investigative agency to initiate prosecution as per the law.
If the violation of an inmate being held in detention center or custody house of district-level police office show signs of a crime, the superintendent of the detention center, the head of criminal judgment execution agency of district-level police office shall request a competent investigative agency to initiate prosecution as per the law.
5. The Government shall elaborate this Article.
As regulation above, your brother shall not meet relatives while being confined to a disciplinary cell. Besides, he may have his feet fastened in the stocks
