Vietnam: Expenses for witnesses summoned by procedure-conducting agencies

Based on each particular case, expense for witnesses summoned by procedure-conducting agencies includes one or several of the following items:

1. Salary and remuneration for witnesses

Salaries paid to witnesses for participation in court to settle criminal, administrative and civil cases are as follows:

- Expenses as salaries shall be applied in case the procedure conducting agency summons assessors, property valuers as witnesses to appear in court for settlement of criminal, administrative and civil cases.

- Salaries paid to witnesses equal 200% of basic pay of officials, public servants and the armed forces and are calculated according to the number of days as prescribed.

Fees paid to witnesses for participation in court to settle criminal, administrative and civil cases are as follows:

- Fees paid to witnesses who do not receive salaries as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 16 of Decree No. 81/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government;

- Fees paid to witnesses equal 100% of basic pay of officials, public servants and the armed forces and are calculated according to the number of days as prescribed.

2. Travel, accommodation and other expenses for witnesses, translators

Travel and accommodation expenses are determined according to actual variations of each specific case based on signed contracts (if any), invoices and vouchers according to regulations of the law on expenses for business trips, organization of conferences with respect to regulatory agencies and public service units.

Legal bases:

- Ordinance on Assessment and Valuation Expenses and Expenses for witness and interpreter in Legal Procedures; 

- Decree No. 81/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

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