Clemency will be granted to around 16,000 – 17,000 prisoners on theoccasion of the 70 th National Day (September 2), making it thebiggest-ever, said Head of the General Department for Enforcement ofCriminal Sentences and Judicial Assistance Nguyen Ngoc Bang on July 20.
The clemency is designed to encourage prisoners torefresh themselves so that they can return to society sooner thanscheduled, Bang stated.
He added that foreignprisoners, who have good behaviour and rehabilitation, will beconsidered to be set free in accordance with Vietnam’s laws.
The amnesty list is scheduled to be submitted to the State President for consideration and decision in late August.
On the day, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meetingof the Central Advisory Council on Amnesty, during which he emphasisedthe need to grant clemency for right inmates in order to ensure thesense of justice and objectiveness.
He also askedpress agencies and localities to strengthen information dissemination toeliminate stigma against released prisoners and help them to stabilisetheir lives and prevent delinquency.-VNA