Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting with theCentral Advisory Council on Amnesty (CACA) and leaders of relevant ministries and agencies on August 17 to ensure the implementationof the amnesty decision in 2021 on schedule amid complicated developments of the COVID-19pandemic.
President Phuc hailed CACA andinter-sectoral working teams for offering consultancy to the Government andlocalities to carry out the decision seriously, promptly and in line with thelaw.
The President asked CACA toensure the implementation progress as planned, and continue overseeing the work to preventunqualified prisoners from being named in the amnesty list.
Further attention mustbe paid to popularising the significance of the 2021 amnesty on the occasion ofthe 76th National Day (September 2), especiallyhelping freed prisoners reintegrate into the community and multiplying good examples, he said.
The Ministry of PublicSecurity is responsible for directing units in provinces and cities safeguardnational security, ensure social safety and order, combat COVID-19 and prevent the pandemic from spreading in detention areas. It was also asked to vaccinate allprisoners when conditions allow.
Earlier, on June 30,the President issued the decision on the occasion of the National Day./.