How is failure to help someone in life-threatening condition handled?
Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, residing in Dien Chau district, asked: What will happen if we do not help someone whose life is in danger?
Reply:
Article 132 of the Penal Code stipulates the "Crime of not rescuing a person in a life-threatening situation" as follows:
1. Anyone who sees another person in a life-threatening situation and, despite having the means, fails to help, resulting in that person's death, shall be subject to a warning, non-custodial reform for up to 02 years, or imprisonment from 03 months to 02 years.
2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years:
a) The person who does not help is the person who unintentionally caused the dangerous situation;
b) The person who does not help is the person who is obliged by law or profession to help.
3. Committing a crime resulting in the death of two or more people shall be punishable by imprisonment from three to seven years.
4. The offender may also be banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.
