Nguyen Van Hoa, former director of the Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Department, was appointed head of the newly merged Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Agency on 5/7. The appointment was announced by the Ministry of Justice.
At the ceremony, Phan Thi Hong Ha, head of the Personnel Organization Department at the Ministry of Justice, announced the establishment of the merged agency and the related appointments.
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Nguyen Van Hoa (center), former director of the Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Department, receives his appointment as head of the Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Agency. Photo: Thi hanh an |
Nguyen Van Hoa (center), former director of the Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Department, receives his appointment as head of the Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Agency. Photo: Thi hanh an
The deputy heads of the agency include: Vo Duc Tung and Lai Anh Thang (both formerly deputy directors of the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Civil Judgment Enforcement Department), Nguyen Thi Truc Lam (former deputy director of the Binh Duong Civil Judgment Enforcement Department); and Pham Huy Hoang, Tran Phuong Hong, Nguyen Thanh Ha, and Do Phong Hoa (all formerly deputy directors of the Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Department).
In addition, 19 individuals were appointed as heads of regional enforcement departments.
The Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Agency's new jurisdiction covers cases previously handled by the pre-merger city department. This includes enforceable first-instance judgments and decisions; appeals, cassation, and retrial decisions related to first-instance judgments and decisions of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court; judgments and decisions of foreign courts and foreign arbitration awards recognized and enforced in Vietnam; and cases assigned to regional enforcement departments involving parties or assets abroad, or requiring international judicial assistance.
The agency also handles commercial arbitration awards and decisions; decisions on competition cases; and other cases as assigned by the head of the Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Agency.
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The Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Department has changed its sign to reflect the new name, Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Agency. Photo: Cam Tu |
The Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Department has changed its sign to reflect the new name, Ho Chi Minh City Civil Judgment Enforcement Agency. Photo: Cam Tu
Regional enforcement departments are responsible for cases previously handled by pre-merger regional enforcement sub-departments. These include enforceable first-instance judgments and decisions of regional People's Courts; appeals, cassation, and retrial decisions related to judgments and decisions of the regional People's Courts; cases delegated by enforcement agencies from other provinces, cities, or military regions; decisions recognizing court-mediated settlements in regional courts; decisions on compensation redirection by investigation agencies, People's Procuracies, and People's Courts under the Juvenile Justice Law; and other cases as assigned.
After the merger, Ho Chi Minh City now covers over 6,700 km2 with a population of nearly 14 million and 168 administrative units, including 113 wards, 54 communes, and the Con Dao special administrative-economic unit. The three largest communes by area (all formerly in Binh Duong province) are: Phu Giao (192.83 km2), Dau Tieng (182.68 km2), and Long Hoa (166.76 km2).
The three most populous communes and wards in the expanded city are Di An (227,817 people), Hiep Binh (215,638 people), and Tang Nhon Phu (208,233 people).
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