State President Nguyen Minh Triet has agreed to grant amnesty to 17,520 prisoners on the occasion of the National Day (Sept. 2).
The President’s decision was made public on Aug. 28 at a press briefingwhich brought together reporters from many local and foreign newspapersand news agencies and representatives of foreign diplomatic corps inVietnam .
The amnesty recipients include 17,210 prisoners whoare serving their jail terms and 310 offenders with prison terms beingcancelled or temporarily suspended who are eligible for the amnesty,said the State President Office.
Among those, there are 20offenders who had been convicted on the charge of “infringing uponnational security” and 37 inmates who hold foreign nationalities,including China , Laos , Cambodia and others.
Giang Son,Deputy Director of the State Office, noted that the President’s amnestydecision once again constitutes and affirms the Party and State’s policyof clemency for those offenders who have shown repentance, encouragingthem to redeem themselves to become useful citizens.
He stressedthat every punishment that the State has given out in line with itspenal code aims to not only reprimand law-breakers but also re-educatethem to become useful citizens with a sense of abiding by the law andcode of conducts in society as well as prevent them from committingcrimes again.
Son cited the fact that almost all those grantedwith amnesty over the past years have quickly re-integrated back intothe community. Many of them have become successful and enthusiasticallyparticipated in the fight against crimes and charitable activities.
Regardingthe post-amnesty work, Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut.Gen. Le The Tiem said the Prime Minister has already instructed localauthorities to assist the former prisoners to reintegrate into thecommunity.
As many as 114,913 prisoners have been released aheadof time as the result of the previous ten times of amnesty with many ofthem becoming businesspeople and setting up funds to assist those whoare in similar situation with them, said Tiem.
He said all prisons and detention camps nationwide will begin enforcing the amnesty decision in the morning of August 29./.
The President’s decision was made public on Aug. 28 at a press briefingwhich brought together reporters from many local and foreign newspapersand news agencies and representatives of foreign diplomatic corps inVietnam .
The amnesty recipients include 17,210 prisoners whoare serving their jail terms and 310 offenders with prison terms beingcancelled or temporarily suspended who are eligible for the amnesty,said the State President Office.
Among those, there are 20offenders who had been convicted on the charge of “infringing uponnational security” and 37 inmates who hold foreign nationalities,including China , Laos , Cambodia and others.
Giang Son,Deputy Director of the State Office, noted that the President’s amnestydecision once again constitutes and affirms the Party and State’s policyof clemency for those offenders who have shown repentance, encouragingthem to redeem themselves to become useful citizens.
He stressedthat every punishment that the State has given out in line with itspenal code aims to not only reprimand law-breakers but also re-educatethem to become useful citizens with a sense of abiding by the law andcode of conducts in society as well as prevent them from committingcrimes again.
Son cited the fact that almost all those grantedwith amnesty over the past years have quickly re-integrated back intothe community. Many of them have become successful and enthusiasticallyparticipated in the fight against crimes and charitable activities.
Regardingthe post-amnesty work, Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut.Gen. Le The Tiem said the Prime Minister has already instructed localauthorities to assist the former prisoners to reintegrate into thecommunity.
As many as 114,913 prisoners have been released aheadof time as the result of the previous ten times of amnesty with many ofthem becoming businesspeople and setting up funds to assist those whoare in similar situation with them, said Tiem.
He said all prisons and detention camps nationwide will begin enforcing the amnesty decision in the morning of August 29./.
