<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Sir/Madam, </div><div><br></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) has published <b><u><a href="https://env4wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/prosecution-review-for-wildlife-crimes-from-2015-to-2020.pdf" style="color:blue" target="_blank">the
Prosecution Review for Wildlife Crime in Vietnam from 2015 to 2020</a></u></b>,
reflecting the performance of Vietnam’s criminal justice system in implementing
the 2015 Penal Code (amended in 2017) and prosecuting wildlife trafficking
cases.</span><br></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">ENV has analyzed 552 wildlife trafficking cases that occurred between 2015 and 2020, the results of which show a positive and upward trend in the nation’s efforts to combat wildlife crime following implementation of the revised Penal Code in 2018. From January 2018 to the end of 2019, the number of wildlife trafficking seizures increased 44% while the percent of seizures resulting in arrests remained consistent from 2015 to 2019 at 86.7%. However, during the first six months of 2020, the percentage of trafficking cases resulting in arrest jumped to 97%. <br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_kecipd0v0" alt="Frontpage Prosecution Review for Wildlife Crimes from 2015 to 2020.JPG" width="326" height="472"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span><br></div></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><i><a href="https://env4wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/prosecution-review-for-wildlife-crimes-from-2015-to-2020.pdf" target="_blank">Prosecution Review for Wildlife Crime in Vietnam from 2015 to 2020</a></i> <br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">“<a href="https://env4wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/prosecution-review-for-wildlife-crimes-from-2015-to-2020.pdf" target="_blank">ENV’s prosecution analysis</a> attests to the strength of the current Penal Code and the elevated efforts of Vietnam’s law enforcement and criminal justice courts to take down wildlife criminals,” says Bui Thi Ha, ENV’s Vice Director & Head of Policy and Legislation Department. “Since the new law has been in force, and especially this year in 2020, evidence shows that wildlife trafficking crimes are being taken more seriously in Vietnam.”</span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">While progress is clear, it is important to understand Vietnam is far from the finish line in terms of ending the illegal wildlife trade. ENV’s Prosecution Review highlights major obstacles that lay ahead in efforts to successfully tackle wildlife trafficking in Vietnam. These critical challenges include:</span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">a) eradicating corruption from within the ranks of the criminal justice system, </span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">b) initiating strategic investigations targeting wildlife criminal leaders, </span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">c) identifying, arresting, and prosecuting the owners of major wildlife shipments arriving at ports and airports in Vietnam, and </span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">d) creative utilization of other approaches to target criminal enterprises and their leadership such as anti-money laundering laws or tax evasion.<br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">“Vietnam has come a long way in strengthening wildlife protection, and as a country we can be proud of the combined efforts of government officials, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and the courts who have collectively advanced efforts to combat wildlife crime,” Ha asserts. “Now, our efforts need to focus on maintaining momentum while taking the offensive to eliminate criminal enterprises that traffic wildlife by targeting their leadership with arrest and prosecution.”<br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Please find the media statement for <b><a href="https://env4wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/prosecution-review-for-wildlife-crimes-from-2015-to-2020.pdf" target="_blank">the Prosecution Review for Wildlife Crime in Vietnam from 2015 to 2020</a></b>
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