Vietnam
2026
STATUSRetentionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES6
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam imposes the death penalty for murder, drug...
Vietnam imposes the death penalty for murder, drug trafficking and large-scale corruption
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
About 18,000 people were arrested for their involvement...
About 18,000 people were arrested for their involvement in drug smuggling and drug abuse in the first 9 months of 1999, a local report stated in late October, while Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem was quoted as saying that local police have m
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In the first week of January, two men were shot in public
In the first week of January, two men were shot in public
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
At least 76 prisoners were executed in 1999 for drug...
At least 76 prisoners were executed in 1999 for drug trafficking in the Southeast Asian nation