Who prosecutes election-related criminal offences?

Viet Nam

Answer

Public prosecutor

Source

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

(No. 19/2003/QH11 of November26, 2003)

ChapterIII

10PROCEDURE-CONDUCTING BODIES, PROCEDURE-CONDUCTING

PERSONS AND THE CHANGE OFPROCEDURE-CONDUCTING PERSONS

Article33. Procedure-conducting bodies and procedure-conducting persons

1.Procedure-conducting bodies include:

a/Investigating bodies;

b/Procuracies;

c/Courts.

2.Procedure-conducting persons include:

a/The heads and deputy heads of investigating bodies, investigators;

b/Chairmen, vice-chairmen of procuracies, procurators;

c/ Presidents andvice-presidents of courts, judges, jurors, court clerks.

Article37. Tasks, powers and responsibilities of procurators

1.Procurators assigned to exercise the right to prosecute and supervise the law

observancein the proceedings for criminal cases shall have the following tasks and

powers:

a/To supervise the institution of criminal cases, supervise investigatingactivities and

thecompilation of case files by investigating bodies;

b/To set investigation requirements;

c/To summon and interrogate the accused; to summon and take testimonies of

witnesses,victims, civil plaintiffs, civil defendants, and persons with interests and

obligationsrelated to the cases;

d/To supervise arrests, custody and temporary detention;

e/To participate in court sessions; to read the procuracies’ indictments anddecisions

relatedto the case settlement; to ask questions, present evidences and make

arraignments;to express their views on the case settlement and argue with the

participants in the procedureat court sessions;

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