Law No. 28/2013/QH13 dated June 12, 2013 of the National Assembly on Counter-Terrorism

THE PRESIDENT

Order No. 02/2013/L-CTN of June 18, 2013, on the promulgation of law

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to Articles 103 and 106 of the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 of December 25, 2001 of the X^th National Assembly at its 10^th session;

Pursuant to Article 91 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly;

Pursuant to Article 57 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents,

PROMULGATES

the Counter-Terrorism Law,

which was passed on June 12, 2013, by the XIII^th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 5^th session.-

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
TRUONG TAN SANG

Counter-Terrorism Law

(No. 28/2013/QH13)

Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Counter-Terrorism.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Law provides for the counter-terrorism principles, policies, measures and forces; international cooperation and responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals in preventing and combating terrorism.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Law applies to Vietnamese citizens, agencies and organizations; international organizations, foreign organizations and foreigners residing or operating in the Vietnamese territory, unless otherwise provided by treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting member.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Terrorism means one, several or all of the following acts of organizations or individuals aiming to oppose the people’s administration, coerce the people’s administration, foreign organizations and international organizations, cause difficulties to the international relations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or cause public panic:

a/ Infringing upon the lives, health, body freedom or threatening to infringe upon the lives or intimidating the spirit of other persons;

b/ Appropriating, damaging, destroying or threatening to destroy property; attacking, infringing upon, obstructing or causing disorder to, the operation of computer networks, telecommunications networks, Internet and digital equipment of agencies, organizations or individuals;