Not necessarily. You can write a separate compensation agreement. However, it is best to sign a compensation agreement when signing a letter of understanding. The compensation agreement makes the compensation amount and other contents more perfect, and the letter of understanding only needs to express the meaning of understanding. The purpose of issuing letters of understanding is to reduce the punishment of criminal suspects, and some can release criminal suspects on bail pending trial. Therefore, the letter of understanding is sent by the victim to the criminal's family, and the responsible lawyer generally handles specific cases for the criminal suspect.
legal ground
Article 288 of the Criminal Procedure Law
If a public prosecution case caused by a civil dispute is suspected of a criminal case stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, the criminal suspect or defendant sincerely repents and obtains the victim's understanding through compensation for losses or apology. , and the victim voluntarily reconciled, the two sides can reconcile.