Presumption of innocence

Viet Nam

Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

CHAPTER V
BASIC RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENS

Article 72

No citizen shall be considered guilty and liable to punishment until a verdict has been reached by the Court and has come into effect.

Citizens who are arrested, detained, brought to court and sentenced unlawfully are entitled to damage compensation and to rehabilitation of their honour. Anyone who in arresting, detaining, prosecuting or sentencing some one unlawfully causes damage to others must be sanctioned by law.

Criminal Procedure Code

Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter II
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

Article 9. No person shall be considered guilty until a court judgment on his/her criminality takes legal effect
No person shall be considered guilty and be punished until a court judgment on his/her criminality takes legal effect.

Rome Statute

Article 66 Presumption of innocence

1. Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law.

2. The onus is on the Prosecutor to prove the guilt of the accused.

3. In order to convict the accused, the Court must be convinced of the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.