May I ask if according to the law on legal aid, the person who commits the act of stealing property can get free legal aid in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 7 of the Law on Legal Aid 2017 provides for legally-aided persons as follows:
1. People with meritorious services to the revolution.
2. People in poor households.
3. Children.
4. Ethnic minority people permanently residing in areas with exceptionally difficult socio-economic conditions.
5. Accused persons from 16 years old to under 18 years old.
6. Accused persons in near-poor households.
7. People in one of the following cases having financial difficulties:
a) Blood parents, spouses and children of patriotic martyrs; persons having merits in nurturing young patriotic martyrs;
b) People infected with dioxin;
c) Elderly people;
d) Disabled people;
dd) Victims in criminal prosecutions from 16 years old to under 18 years old;
e) Victims in family domestic violence cases;
g) Victims of human trafficking cases as specified in the Law on human trafficking prevention and combat;
h) HIV-positive people.
The Government shall stipulate in detail the financial difficulties of legally-aided persons in this clause in accordance with the socio-economic conditions.
Thus, for the case you mentioned in Vietnam, although the person committed the theft, it is not clear whether one of the above cases is known. Therefore, you can compare with the above regulations to identify specific objects.
Best Regards!