Full-time National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed penalties for juvenile offenders under draft revisions of the 2015 Penal Code at a meeting that began in Hanoi on April 3.
Waste illegally piled up along a major road in central Thanh Hoa city. Punishment for violations of regulations on environmental pollution was among topics discussed by NA deputies. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Full-time National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed penaltiesfor juvenile offenders under draft revisions of the 2015 Penal Code at ameeting that began in Hanoi on April 3.
Duringthe three-day meeting, lawmakers will also discuss four other draft laws,including draft laws on the management and use of State assets, Statecompensation liability, support for small- and medium-sized businesses andplanning.
Thesedraft laws will be submitted to the NA at the parliament’s upcoming thirdsession.
Discussingdraft amendments to the Penal Code, many deputies agreed that offenders agedbetween 14 and 16 should bear criminal liability, citing an increase in crimescommitted by young people.
DeputyNguyen Ngoc Phuong from central Quang Binh province said there crimes committedby young people were becoming more complicated, pointing to the need for theoffenders aged between 14 and 16 to take criminal liability as a warning forothers.
Strictpunishments would create a good environment for children, she said, adding thatwe could not let crimes committed by some young people to affect otherchildren.
Thedeputies also discussed other issues relating to the Penal Code such as legalliability of trade legal entities that finance terrorists, punishment for violationsof regulations on food safety and hygiene and environmental pollution andcrimes relating to rape and kidnapping.
Addressingthe opening ceremony, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said holding themeeting of full-time NA deputies was important and brought practical results inlawmaking.
Issuingthese laws was necessary to complete the legal system and to serve as afoundation in crime prevention and control.
Itwould also help create policies and mechanisms to support small- andmedium-sized businesses to develop and ensure sustainable development for alleconomic sectors; and to address shortcomings in managing and using Stateproperty, she said.
Theoutcomes of the meeting would help improve the quality and progress of lawbuilding activities, she added.-VNA
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Waste illegally piled up along a major road in central Thanh Hoa city. Punishment for violations of regulations on environmental pollution was among topics discussed by NA deputies. (Photo: VNA) 
