Regulations on penalties for criminals

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According to the provisions of Article 30 of the Penal Code 2015, amended and supplemented in 2017:“Penalty is the most severe coercive measure of the State prescribed in this Code, decided by the Court to be applied to a person or commercial legal entity that commits a crime, aiming to deprive or restrict the rights and interests of that person or commercial legal entity.

The Criminal Law prescribes many different penalties, depending on the subject as well as the nature and level of danger of the crime. Specifically, Article 32 of the 2015 Criminal Code, amended and supplemented in 2007, stipulates penalties for criminals including 02 types of penalties:

1.Main Penalty(stipulated in Clause 1, Article 32) including:

-Warning

-Fine

-Non-custodial reform

-Expulsion

-Fixed-term imprisonment

-Life imprisonment

-Death penalty

2. Additional penalties (stipulated in Clause 2, Article 32)including:

-Prohibition from holding a position, practicing a profession or doing certain work

-Residence ban

-Probation

-Deprivation of certain civil rights

-Confiscation of property

-Fines, when not applied, are the main penalty.

-Expulsion, when not applied, is the principal penalty.

Thus, the penalties for offenders include 07 main penalties and 07 additional penalties. Each offender is only subject to one main penalty and may be subject to one or more additional penalties.