President Truong Tan Sang has hailed the significance of the museum of former revolutionary prisoners to educating the public, especially young generations, about the nat'l revolutionary traditions.
Hanoi will reduce the jail terms of and release 145 prisoners ahead of schedule on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, which will come in a little over a week.
As many as 285 domestic and 14 foreign inmates at the Thanh Xuan detention camp in Hanoi were freed on August 31 under the President’s Decision on Amnesty.
The President’s Decision on Amnesty was announced at a press conference in Hanoi on Aug. 28 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
The Party and State always bear in mind the great contributions rendered by former revolutionary prisoners to national independence, State President Truong Tan Sang stated on August 27.
The Central Advisory Council on Amnesty (CACA) convened on August 22, under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, to examine the list of prisoners eligible for an amnesty.
President Truong Tan Sang has requested Nghe An province to accelerate the application of science and technology in industrial production, and develop concentrated agricultural production models.
Five teams will look into granting amnesty for prisoners in a number of localities from August 3-14 in the run-up to the 70th National Day (September 2).
Clemency was granted to 416 inmates at Dong Son Prison in central Quang
Binh province on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of national
reunification.
Politics
