Criminal

When can suspects or defendants be bailed in Vietnam?
03:36, 10/07/2024
Bail is a preventive measure applied when there are sufficient grounds in accordance with the provisions of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code. When can suspects or defendants be bailed in Vietnam?

Recycling Hundreds of Thousands of Used Condoms: May Face Criminal Prosecution
02:42, 10/07/2024
Recently, the authorities in Binh Duong province have caught a woman in the act of processing and recycling hundreds of thousands of used condoms without packaging or labeling. This behavior may be subject to criminal prosecution if it meets the constitutive elements of a crime.

How to handle mentally ill offenders in Vietnam?
01:30, 10/07/2024
Persons with mental illness who engage in behavior that violates the law, causing harm to the health, life, or property of others, pose a significant danger to society. How to handle mentally ill offenders in Vietnam?

Vietnam: Using mistakenly transferred money from the banking accounts of others can result in a penalty of up to 07 years' imprisonment
20:16, 09/07/2024
In practice, using mistakenly transferred money from the banking accounts of others can arise from either unintended or intentional errors in Vietnam. In the case of intentional error, if the account holder is fully aware that the mistakenly transferred money from the banking accounts of others is not of them but still uses it, he/she can face a penalty of up to 07 years' imprisonment.

Compilation of Resolutions and Joint Circulars Guiding the Application of the Latest Criminal Code in Vietnam
18:48, 09/07/2024
As of the present time, the Criminal Code in Vietnam being applied is the Criminal Code 2015 and the Law Amending the Criminal Code 2017. Although the Criminal Code 1999 is no longer in effect, certain guiding documents are still applicable because they remain in force.

Vietnam: Proposal of amendments to Criminal Code regarding offences against regulations of law on multi-level marketing
18:32, 09/07/2024
This is noteworthy content in Decision 2837/QD-BCT concerning the Scheme to enhance the effectiveness of state management in multi-level marketing activities for the 2021-2025 period, issued on November 5, 2020 in Vietnam.

Regimes toward pregnant female inmates in Vietnam from December 25, 2020
18:20, 09/07/2024
Recently, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 133/2020/ND-CP detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Enforcement of Criminal Judgments. Detailed regulations regarding regimes toward female inmates who are pregnant in Vietnam are to be applied from December 25, 2020. To be specific:

Determination of the number of inmates in a cell from December 25, 2020 in Vietnam
18:13, 09/07/2024
This noteworthy new point is regulated in Decree 133/2020/ND-CP, detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Criminal Judgment Execution in Vietnam.