Promoting the role of the Penal Code as a sharp tool in crime prevention and control

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 4, the Ministry of Justice held an online conference with 63 provinces and cities nationwide to disseminate the implementation of the Penal Code and the Law on Access to Information.

The conference was attended by leaders of central ministries and branches. At Nghe An, there were leaders of relevant departments and branches.

The conference was introduced by Deputy Minister of Justice Le Tien Chau on the basic contents of the 2015 Penal Code.

Delegates attending the conference at Nghe An bridge. Photo: Quynh Lan

The objective of developing the 2015 Penal Code is to build a Code suitable for the new development stage of the country in order to concretize the 2013 Constitution; at the same time, further promote the role of the Penal Code as a sharp and effective legal tool in the fight against crime.

The 2015 Penal Code (2015 Penal Code) was built on the basis of inheriting and developing at a higher level the principles and institutions of criminal law in our country from 1945 to the present, especially the 1999 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2009). The Code continues to demonstrate the spirit of proactive prevention and resolute fight against crime, through punishment to deter, educate and prevent.

On June 20, 2017, along with the approval of Law No. 12/2017/QH14, the 14th National Assembly, 3rd session, approved Resolution No. 41/2017/QH14 on the implementation of the 2015 Penal Code, effective from1/1/2018.

The Law assigns responsibility to the Government, the People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuracy in organizing the implementation of the 2015 Penal Code, especially assigning specific tasks to the Government and the Supreme People's Court in detailing and guiding the implementation of the Penal Code.

The Plan for implementing the Penal Code issued together with Decision No. 1359/QD-TTg specifically stated 7 contents that need to be implemented and the Prime Minister assigned specific responsibilities to each Ministry, branch, People's Committee of provinces and cities and implementation time.

Next, the conference listened to Director of the Criminal and Administrative Law Department Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa introduce the basic contents of the Law on Access to Information and thoroughly grasp the content of work that needs to be deployed during implementation.

To ensure consistency in the implementation of measures to implement the Law by ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, and People's Committees at all levels, the Law has assigned the Government the responsibility to guide measures to implement the Law on Access to Information. Accordingly, on July 17, 2016, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1408/QD-TTg promulgating the Plan to implement the Law on Access to Information and on March 14, 2017, issued Directive No. 08/CT-TTg on the implementation of the Law on Access to Information.

At the conference, representatives of leaders of ministries, branches, provinces and cities contributed their opinions on the methods and roadmap for implementing these two important laws in each branch and locality.

Quynh Lan