Amnestied prisoners in Vinh Quang Prison receive new ID cards. (Photo: VNA) A total of 71 inmates here, including five foreigners, havebeen given clemency by the President on the occasion of the 77th National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2022).
Congratulating the prisoners to be released under amnesty, Minh said the earlyrelease is just the beginning of the path to start a new life. But with the performanceand progress the inmates had shown during re-education and labour at theprison, he believes they would truly become good citizens, beginning a newlife, having a happy family and not committing another crime.
Underpinning that every prisoner has equal opportunities,regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, nationality and social status, he urgedthose yet to receive amnesty this time to work and study harder, and strictly abideby the law and the rules of the prison so soon they will be eligible to clemency such as commutation, parole or amnesty.
The Deputy PM also asked local authorities to help thereleased inmates re-integrate into society. Social organisations, businesses andfamily members should not discriminate but provide them with all possibleconditions to facilitate their re-entry and enable them to have a job and a stable life, he added.
On the same day, 40 prisoners held at Hanoi Police DetentionCentre No.1 in the district of Nam Tu Liem also received amnesty decisions.They are among more than 90 inmates qualified for early release in detentioncentres cross Hanoi. On the occasion, the amnestied prisoners were also granted with the new ID cards.
The State President signed Decision 978/QD-CTN dated August30, 2022 to grant amnesty to 2,438 prisoners on the National Day occasion thisyear./.
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