Viet Nam sends 13 extradition requests to foreign countries so far this year
VGP - Viet Nam has sent 13 extradition requests to foreign countries since the beginning of the year, Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long told legislators on Monday.
Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long
The Ministry of Public Security is engaging in discussions with partners to fulfill any necessary document requirements, he added.
In terms of implementing judicial mandates, the Justice Minister reported that since early 2023, Viet Nam has dispatched 2,385 civil legal mandates to foreign countries and received 1,830 responses.
Foreign counterparts have submitted 1,033 legal mandates to Viet Nam and received 1,231 responses.
In comparison to 2022, Vietnamese legal mandates sent abroad have increased by 245, while foreign legal mandates sent to Viet Nam have decreased by 29. The number of judicial mandate responses has risen to 184 and 148 documents, respectively, in both directions.
For criminal cases, Viet Nam has dispatched 377 judicial mandates abroad and received 217 responses. Foreign countries have submitted 89 requests to Viet Nam and received 72 responses. This represents a 42.8 per cent increase in criminal justice mandates sent abroad by Viet Nam compared to 2022, with a corresponding increase in responses.
Although the number of foreign legal mandates sent to Viet Nam has decreased, the response rate has increased by 12 percent.
Viet Nam has received four requests to transfer individuals serving prison sentences from Viet Nam to foreign countries and has sent 40 transfer requests from abroad to Viet Nam.
Minister Long added that these requests are being processed in accordance with legal provisions, including nationality verification and related information. The Ministry of Public Security has already transferred one case to the competent court for consideration.
The Ministry of Public Security has transferred two cases to competent courts, while ongoing discussions are underway for the remaining two cases with foreign counterparts.
The police have coordinated with relevant authorities to repatriate three prisoners (one Korean national and two Australian nationals) for the continuation of their prison sentences in their home countries./.
