Mr. Nguyen Huy Tien was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy.
Permanent Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy Nguyen Huy Tien was elected by the National Assembly as Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy.
On August 26, at the 8th extraordinary session, the National Assembly passed a resolution to elect Mr. Nguyen Huy Tien, Permanent Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy, as Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy, with 439/439 National Assembly deputies present voting in favor.
Mr. Nguyen Huy Tien was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy, succeeding Mr. Le Minh Tri, who was recently elected by the National Assembly as Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court.
The People's Procuracy is the agency that exercises the right to prosecute and supervise judicial activities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The People's Procuracy has the duty to protect the Constitution and the law, protect human rights, citizens' rights, protect the socialist regime, protect the interests of the State, and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals, contributing to ensuring that the law is strictly and uniformly enforced.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy is elected, dismissed, and removed by the National Assembly at the proposal of the President. The term of office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy follows the term of the National Assembly.
The duties and powers of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy are prescribed in Article 63 of the Law on Organization of the People's Procuracy.
