Recently, the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam issued Official Dispatch 109/TANDTC-PC regarding the adjudication of cases related to COVID-19 prevention and control.
The Supreme People's Court of Vietnam requests Chief Justices of People's Courts, Chief Justices of Military Courts at all levels, and Heads of units under the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam, within the scope of their functions and duties, proactively cooperate with judicial agencies to promptly adjudicate cases related to:
- Crimes of violating exit and entry regulations;
- Crimes of illegally staying in Vietnam (Article 347);
- Crimes of organizing and brokering for others to exit or stay in Vietnam illegally (Article 348);
- Crimes of organizing and brokering for others to escape abroad or stay abroad illegally (Article 349);
- Crimes of coercing others to escape abroad or stay abroad illegally (Article 350).
For localities with cases of COVID-19 infection in the community, based on the actual situation, the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam recommends that the Chief Justices of Provincial People's Courts, Chief Justices of Military Courts at the military zone level proactively organize adjudications or temporarily suspend adjudications to ensure the effective implementation of Covid-19 prevention and control measures under the directives of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on Covid-19 prevention and control and the directive of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam at Official Dispatch 289/TANDTC-VP dated July 27, 2020.
More details can be found in Official Dispatch 109/TANDTC-PC issued on August 6, 2020.
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