The effect of the Penal Code on criminal acts committed outside the territory of Vietnam
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Tran Thanh T. in Dien Chau district asked: How is the effect of the Penal Code on criminal acts committed outside the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam regulated?
Reply:
The effect of the Penal Code on criminal acts committed outside the territory of Vietnam is specifically prescribed in Article 6 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017) as follows:
1. Vietnamese citizens or Vietnamese commercial legal entities who commit crimes outside the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that are defined as crimes by this Code may be prosecuted in Vietnam in accordance with the provisions of this Code. This provision also applies to stateless persons permanently residing in Vietnam.
2. Foreigners and foreign commercial legal entities committing crimes outside the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam may be prosecuted for criminal liability under the provisions of this Code in cases where the crime infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens or the interests of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or under the provisions of international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.
3. For criminal acts or consequences of criminal acts occurring on aircraft or ships not of Vietnamese nationality at sea or in the airspace outside the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the offender may be prosecuted for criminal liability according to the provisions of this Code in cases where international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member have provisions.