Vietnam: Investigating bodies of the People’s Public Security, investigating bodies of the People’s Army and investigating bodies of the Supreme People’s Procuracy

According to the Law on organization of criminal investigation bodies 2015 of Vietnam, the system of investigating bodies consist of investigating bodies of the People’s Public Security, investigating bodies of the People’s Army and investigating bodies of the Supreme People’s Procuracy. To be specific:

Investigating bodies of the People’s Public Security

- The Investigating Security Office of the Ministry of Public Security; the investigating security offices of the Public Security Departments of provinces or centrally run cities (below referred collectively to as the investigating security offices of the provincial-level Public Security Departments).

- The Investigating Police Office of the Ministry of Public Security; the investigating police offices of the Public Security Departments of provinces or centrally run cities (below referred collectively to as investigating police offices of the provincial-level Public Security Departments); the investigating police offices of the Public Security Sections of rural districts, urban districts, towns, provincial cities, cities of centrally run cities (below referred collectively to as the district-level investigating police offices).

Investigating bodies of the People’s Army

- The Investigating Security Office of the Ministry of National Defense; the investigating security offices of military zones and the equivalent.

- The Criminal Investigation Office of the Ministry of National Defense; the criminal investigation offices of military zone and the equivalent; the regional criminal investigation offices.

Investigating bodies of the Supreme People’s Procuracy

- The Investigating Office of the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

- The investigating office of the Central Military Procuracy.

Besides, this Law specifies the tasks and powers of investigating bodies as follows:

- To receive and settle denunciations and reports on crimes and to propose the institution of criminal cases.

- To receive case files transferred by agencies tasked to conduct a number of investigating activities.

- To investigate crimes, apply every measure prescribed by law to detect and identify crimes and offenders; to compile files and propose the prosecution.

- To identify causes of, conditions for, commission of crimes and request concerned agencies and organizations to apply remedial and deterrent measures.

View more details at the Law on organization of criminal investigation bodies 2015 of Vietnam, effective on July 01, 2016.

Ty Na

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