Criminal

Notice on 06 Prominent Documents Regarding Criminal Procedure Newly Issued
19:23, 10/07/2024
The Supreme People's Court has recently issued Official Dispatch 44/TANDTC-PC on thoroughly understanding and implementing several newly promulgated legal documents. The complete list of criminal procedure legal documents recently promulgated by the Supreme People's Court includes:

In 2018: Convicts of multiple crimes in Vietnam are not eligible for pardon
19:20, 10/07/2024
This is the new point mentioned in the Draft Law amending the Law on Pardon, the Draft is currently being circulated for public comment on the website of the Ministry of Public Security (Hanoi, Vietnam).

Updating 80 Professional Templates on Supervision of Detention, Custody, and Criminal Judgment Execution in Vietnam
19:05, 10/07/2024
The Chief Procurator of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam has just signed Decision No. 39/QD-VKSTC issuing 80 professional forms attached concerning the supervision of detention, custody, and the execution of criminal judgments.

Prohibited Actions in the Code of Conduct for Judges
18:33, 10/07/2024
Draft Code of Conduct for Judges is being solicited for comments by the Supreme People’s Court. In this draft, behaviors that Judges are prohibited from engaging in are regulated, including the following acts:

Detailed Dossier for Requesting Conditional Early Release
18:22, 10/07/2024
Joint Circular 04/2018/TTLT-BCA-BQP-TANDTC-VKSNDTC stipulates that the dossier proposing conditional early release includes the documents specified in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 368 of the 2015 Criminal Procedure Code, including:

891 Forms Applied in Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Proceedings in 2018
18:18, 10/07/2024
Thu Ky Luat is pleased to share with our esteemed members 891 forms applicable in the proceedings of criminal cases; administrative cases and civil cases in the year 2018.

New Points in the Procedure for Visiting Detainees Effective from March 29, 2018
18:02, 10/07/2024
Circular 07/2018/TT-BCA officially took effect on March 29, 2018, with many new provisions related to procedures for visiting inmates. Noteworthy provisions include:

Monthly Report on Supervision of Temporary Detention, Custody, and Criminal Sentence Enforcement
17:55, 10/07/2024
According to Official Dispatch 1040/VKSTC-V8 dated March 20, 2018, regarding the replacement and supplementation of report content, the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam requires Room 8 to report according to Form No. 23 (at Decision 386/QD-VKSTC dated October 10, 2017), and simultaneously add the following 05 contents:

Specific Circumstances for Detemrining the Crime of Trafficking Persons Under 16 Years Old in Vietnam
17:45, 10/07/2024
Trafficking persons under 16 years old or child trafficking is expressed through the act of purchasing a child from another person for the purpose of selling for profit or selling the child after purchasing or after abduction for profit. The act of buying and selling children can be carried out in various forms. However, regardless of the form, any individual who engages in any of the aforementioned acts shall be prosecuted for criminal liability for such conduct in Vietnam.

Evading Addiction Treatment: Is There a Penalty?
15:39, 10/07/2024
There are two forms of addiction treatment: voluntary and compulsory. Individuals belonging to these two groups, when committing the act of escaping from the addiction treatment facility, will incur different legal consequences.