From July 01, 2018, the Law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears officially comes into force. This Law specifies cases in which the police is allowed to shoot at a suspect without warning.
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Specifically, according to Clause 2 Article 23 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears of Vietnam, a person carrying out an independent mission is allowed to shoot at a suspect without warning if:
- The suspect is using weapons and explosives for directly terrorizing, killing people, taking hostages or is directly using these weapons and explosives for resisting arrest as soon as completing his/her crime.
- The suspect that produces, trades in, storages, transports or organizes the illegal use of narcotics directly uses weapons or explosives for resisting arrest;
- The suspect is using weapons or explosives for directly attacking or threatening the safety of the VIP, important works of national security and important targets protected in accordance with regulations of law;
- The suspect is using weapons, explosives or force for directly threatening lives and health of law enforcement officials or other people;
- The suspect is directly robbing law enforcement officials of their guns; and
- A person carrying out an independent mission is allowed to shoot at animals directly threatening lives and health of law enforcement officials or other people.
Apart from the above-mentioned cases, the person on duty is not allowed to shoot at a suspect without warning; warning shall be in acts, verbal orders or warning shot before shooting at the suspect.
