Vietnam
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- April 15, 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on communist theory and the French system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- People's Supreme Court, head elected for five years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the President
RELIGIONS
9.3% Buddhists, 6.7% Catholics, other minorities, 80% none
From the country
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Thanh Van, a woman convicted of poisoning 13 people...
Le Thanh Van, a woman convicted of poisoning 13 people with cyanide in order to rob them, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 27, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Du Phuoc Hung, 21, was sentenced to death by firing...
Du Phuoc Hung, 21, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam for murder and the destruction of private property following a failed love affair
- AUGUST 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
four men named Nguyen Minh Tong, Vo Minh Tam, Tran Van Phuoc and Luu Kien Quang were executed
four men named Nguyen Minh Tong, Vo Minh Tam, Tran Van Phuoc and Luu Kien Quang were executed
- AUGUST 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Linh Liem, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad
Le Linh Liem, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad
- AUGUST 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
- JULY 31, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran van Giao was sentenced to death by firing squad...
Tran van Giao was sentenced to death by firing squad for defrauding investors out of 1
- JULY 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Do Van Thao, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced...
Do Van Thao, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of killing and robbing an elderly woman
- JULY 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Thanh, unemployed, was sentenced to death...
Nguyen Van Thanh, unemployed, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of killing a motorbike taxi driver 13 years earlier and stealing his possessions
- JULY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Dang Ngoc Viet, a homeless man, was executed by firing...
Dang Ngoc Viet, a homeless man, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam for killing a motorcycle taxi driver and stealing his bike and money
- JULY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam,...
Three drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam, while 19 other members of the same gang were handed jail terms ranging from four years to life imprisonment
- JULY 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Minh Thua, a 32-year-old man, was executed by firing...
Le Minh Thua, a 32-year-old man, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam for killing and then raping a woman
- JULY 22, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Truong Si Kien, a 23-year-old farmer, was sentenced...
Truong Si Kien, a 23-year-old farmer, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for killing a friend in order to steal his motorbike