No Vietnamese citizens affected by Bangkok shopping mall fire: spokesp
No Vietnamese citizens affected by Bangkok shopping mall fire: spokesperson
According to information from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand, no Vietnamese citizens have been found to have been affected by the April 10 blaze at Central World – Thailand’s biggest shopping complex in Bangkok, said spokesperson of the foreign ministry Le Thi Thu Hang.
Spokesperson of the foreign ministry Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – According to information from theVietnamese Embassy in Thailand, no Vietnamese citizens have been found to havebeen affected by the April 10 blaze at Central World – Thailand’s biggestshopping complex in Bangkok, said spokesperson of the foreign ministry Le ThiThu Hang.
She made the statement in response to reporters’ queries atthe ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on April 11.
Hang said following direction from the ministry, the embassywill maintain contact with relevant Thai agencies to update information andcarry out citizen protection measures if needed.
At the event, reporters also asked about the Amnesty International’sreport that was released on April 10 and mentioned the death penalty inVietnam.
In response, Hang stated that the application of capitalpunishment belongs to a nation’s sovereignty over criminal justice and is stillpresent in the legal systems of many countries worldwide. Stopping oreliminating capital punishment is not stipulated in basic international treatieson human rights to which Vietnam is a member, she added.
According to the spokesperson, in Vietnam, the sentence andenforcement of capital punishment are applied only to extremely serious crimesin line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Judginglaw violators with violations that can lead up to death penalty is conductedfollowing a strict procedure as regulated by Vietnam’s criminal law. Theprocess ensures the defendant’s rights; respects the presumption of innocence;and ensures the quality of openness, transparency, and fairness.
In its legal reform, Vietnam has many times reduced thenumber of crimes subject to capital punishment. Most recently, the 2015 PenalCode, which took effect in 2018, cleared eight crimes from receiving capitalpunishment. It stipulates that people under 18 years old, pregnant women, womenwhose children are under 36 months old, and people who are 75 and above when theycommit the crime are exempt from capital punishment. –VNA
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Central World – Thailand’s biggest shopping complex in Bangkok – has been closed for investigation into the reason of a blaze occurred on April 10 which killed at least two people, and check fire suppression system of the building.
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Spokesperson of the foreign ministry Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) 
