On behalf of the Politburo, Politburo member and Standing member of the Secretariat Luong Cuong has just signed and issued Regulation 183-QD/TW of the Politburo on protecting agencies, organizations, and persons performing public duties during investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments.
Regulation 183-QD/TW consists of 4 chapters and 14 articles, regulating the protection of agencies, organizations, and persons performing public duties in investigation, prosecution, and trial activities (referred to as litigation activities), and execution of judgments...
According to this regulation, protected subjects include competent agencies and organizations in criminal proceedings, civil proceedings, and administrative proceedings; competent agencies in managing and enforcing criminal judgments, civil judgments, and administrative judgments.
Persons performing official duties in litigation and judgment enforcement activities who are protected include the head and deputy head of the investigation agency, the chief and deputy chief of the procuracy, the chief judge and deputy chief judge of the court; the head and deputy head of the management agency and the criminal and civil judgment enforcement agency.
There are also investigators, prosecutors, judges, jurors, bailiffs, supervisors, deputy supervisors, judicial experts, investigators, inspectors, court clerks, examiners, criminal enforcement officers, civil enforcement officers and other competent persons in leading, directing and implementing litigation and enforcement activities according to regulations.
Also according to regulations, information and personal data of civil servants in litigation and judgment enforcement activities are protected, including basic data, sensitive personal data and other personal information related to private life, personal secrets, and family secrets, which are securely protected according to regulations.
Notably, the regulation clearly states that relatives of civil servants in litigation and judgment enforcement activities are protected, including wife (husband), biological father, biological mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, adoptive father, adoptive mother, biological children, and adopted children according to the provisions of law.
Regulation 183-QD/TW of the Politburo stipulates the protection principles as follows:
Correctly implement the policies, resolutions, conclusions and regulations of the Party; comply with the Constitution, provisions of law, principles in the organization and operation of prosecution agencies, principles in conducting prosecution and execution of judgments of agencies, organizations and public servants in prosecution and execution of judgments.
Protection of agencies, organizations and persons performing public duties in litigation and execution activities must be carried out promptly, closely linked to promoting the role and responsibility of Party committees, Party organizations and competent persons in state agencies.
Ensure and protect the right to equality before the law, human rights, civil rights and other legitimate rights and interests of civil servants in litigation and judgment enforcement activities according to Party regulations and State laws.
Ensure proactive prevention, timely detection, containment and strict handling of all violations, infringements or threats of infringements on agencies, organizations and public servants in litigation and judgment enforcement activities.
Civil servants in litigation and judgment enforcement activities who propose innovation, are proactive, creative, dare to think, dare to do, and dare to take responsibility for the common good are encouraged and protected according to Party regulations and State laws.
