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Vietnam to scrap death penalty for 5 felonies under amended Penal Code

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Robbery and trading of fake medicine are among the felonies to be exempt from capital punishment

The death chamber and the steel bars of the viewing room are seen at the state penitentiary in Texas, the U.S. September 29, 2010. Photo: Reuters

The amended 2015 Penal Code of Vietnam, which will take effect at the start of 2018, will no longer impose the death penalty on those found guilty of five felonies.

The code is an amened version of the country’s 2015 Penal Code that has been in place since July 2016.

According to the amended code, five felonies including robbery, manufacturing and trading of fake food and medicine, destroying facilities crucial to national security, surrendering to the enemy, and disobeying orders of commanding officers will no longer be subject to the death penalty. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to scrap death penalty for 5 felonies under amended Penal Code” →

Penal Code: lack of details a serious flaw

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Update: May, 06/2017 – 09:18

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Lawyers and other legal experts have called for more detailed, specific provisions in tackling crime, especially those that are committed against children. – Photo baotintuc.vn

HÀ NỘI – Lawyers and other legal experts have called for more detailed, specific provisions in tackling crime, especially those that are committed against children.

Commenting on draft amendments to the 2015 Penal Code, they said the lack of details could let some criminals go scot-free.

Child rape and other forms of sexual abuse of children occur across a wide range of ages, social and familial relations, and if the law doesn’t provide a set of detailed provisions, “some crimes might go unpunished,” said Nguyễn Văn Chiến. Tiếp tục đọc “Penal Code: lack of details a serious flaw” →

Prosecutors want changes in law, investigation methods to handle sexual abuse of children

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Update: March, 28/2017 – 10:56

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The Surpreme People’s Procuracy, the nation’s premier prosecuting agency, has requested changes in the Penal Code to facilitate investigations into and legal proceedings against child sex abuse suspects.— Photo daibieunhandan.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Surpreme People’s Procuracy, the nation’s premier prosecuting agency, has requested changes in the Penal Code to facilitate investigations into and legal proceedings against child sex abuse suspects.

The request was made yesterday at a meeting of the National Assembly’s Justice Committee and the Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children in Hà Nội.

The meeting dealt with the recent exposes of several cases where children were sexually abused in different parts of the country, denoting a serious, growing problem. Tiếp tục đọc “Prosecutors want changes in law, investigation methods to handle sexual abuse of children” →

Vietnamese fisher victims of Thai shootings entitled to sue for compensation: lawyer

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Tuoi Tre News

Updated : 09/21/2015 16:09 GMT + 7

A fisherman points at the trace of a bullet shot left by Thai coast guard officers on his ship on September 11, 2015.
The family of the Vietnamese fisherman who was shot dead by the Thai coast guard force ten days ago can sue the attackers to demand compensation, a local lawyer has said.

Lawyer Ha Hai, from the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association, offered the suggestion while referring to a Thai police boat – the ship Thai Police 528 – opening fire on six Vietnamese fishing ships while they were operating in the waters off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on September 11.

The Vietnamese side said the incident occurred in the waters that border those of Malaysia whereas the Thais said it took place in their sea. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese fisher victims of Thai shootings entitled to sue for compensation: lawyer” →