In what cases will some civil rights be deprived?

Reply:

Deprivation of certain civil rights is one of the additional penalties of criminal law, only applied to criminals who are Vietnamese citizens.

Specifically, Article 44 of the 2015 Penal Code stipulates the deprivation of certain civil rights as follows:

1. Vietnamese citizens sentenced to imprisonment for crimes against national security or other crimes in cases prescribed by this Code shall be deprived of one or more of the following civil rights:

a) The right to run for election as a representative of a State power agency;

b) The right to work in state agencies and the right to serve in the people's armed forces.

2. The period of deprivation of certain civil rights is from 01 year to 05 years, from the date of completion of the prison sentence or from the date the judgment takes legal effect in case the convicted person is given a suspended sentence.

In addition, people under probation are also deprived of some civil rights according to Article 43 of the 2015 Penal Code as follows:

Probation is the forcing of a person sentenced to imprisonment to reside, work, live and reform in a certain locality under the control and education of the local government and people. During the probation period, the person sentenced is not allowed to leave the place of residence without permission, is deprived of certain civil rights as prescribed in Article 44 of this Code and is prohibited from practicing a profession or doing certain jobs.

Probation is applied to criminals who violate national security, dangerous recidivists or in other cases prescribed by this Code.

The probation period is from 01 year to 05 years, from the date of completion of the prison sentence.

During the probation period, the convicted person is not allowed to leave his/her place of residence without permission, is deprived of certain civil rights as prescribed in Article 44 of the 2015 Penal Code and is prohibited from practicing a profession or doing certain jobs.