Duties of the person assigned to supervise the implementation of the forbidden contact decision in Vietnam

Duties of the person assigned to supervise the implementation of the forbidden contact decision in Vietnam (Internet image)

Article 22 of the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control 2007 of Vietnam stipulates that upon receipt of the decision on forbidden contact with the domestic violence victim from the chairperson of communal People’s Committee or from the authorized court, the community leader shall cooperate with the concerned organization at the grass-roots level to assign people to supervise the implementation of the forbidden contact Decision. The assigned superviser shall have following duties:

- Following up the carry-out of the forbidden contact decision between the violence committed persons and the violence victims; in case the violence committed persons are found meeting with the violence victims , requesting that person to strictly comply with the no-contact Decision

- In case the violence committed person attempt to contact with the violence victims, the assigned superviser shall report to the community leader to stop that from occuring.

Should the violence committed person be allowed to meet with the violence victims in accordance with the regulation at paragragh 4, article 20 and paragragh 4 of Article 21 of this Law, the family members are required to supervize the meeting to make sure no domestic violence taking place

More details can be found in the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control 2007 of Vietnam, which comes into force from July 1, 2008.

Ty Na

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