Vietnam: What are the responsibilities of reconnaissance units in their relations with investigating units?

Specifically, according to Article 42 of the Law on organization of criminal investigation bodies 2015 of Vietnam, relations between investigating units and reconnaissance units are the relations of coordination and support in detecting, stopping, investigating, handling and preventing crimes. In their relations with investigating units, reconnaissance units have the following responsibilities:

- To apply necessary measures prescribed by law to detect law violations and provide information to investigating units for investigation and handling;

- To apply professional measures to support investigating units in conducting investigating activities, collecting documents and evidences, stopping crimes and arresting offenders;

- To apply necessary measures to ward off law violations and crimes according to their assigned functions, tasks and powers;

- To detect loopholes and shortcomings in the state management, social management and economic management so as to request concerned agencies and organizations to apply remedies;

- To apply necessary measures prescribed by law to limit or eliminate the causes of, and conditions giving rise to, crimes and law violations.

Moreover, in their relations with reconnaissance units, investigating units have the following responsibilities:

- To provide information on crimes and offenders to reconnaissance units so as to perform the functions and tasks prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;

- To coordinate with reconnaissance units in assessing and identifying the loopholes and shortcomings in the state management, social management and economic management so as to request concerned agencies or organizations to apply remedies;

- To assess causes of, and conditions giving rise to, crimes, modes and tricks in committing crimes in criminal cases for exchange of ideas and coordination with reconnaissance units in the crime prevention and detection.

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

Ty Na

>> CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN VIETNAMESE