Deputy PM attends announcement ceremony of amnesty granting in Vinh Phuc prison
Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on September 1 attended a ceremony held in Vinh Quang Prison in the northern province of Vinh Phuc for the announcement of the President’s 2022 Amnesty Decision.
Amnestied prisoners in Vinh Quang Prison receive new ID cards. (Photo: VNA)
Vinh Phuc (VNA) – Standing Deputy PrimeMinister Pham Binh Minh on September 1 attended a ceremony held in Vinh Quang Prisonin the northern province of Vinh Phuc for the announcement of thePresident’s 2022 Amnesty Decision.
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./.
The Central Advisory Council on Amnesty (CACA) convened a meeting on August 23 to review the list of inmates nominated for amnesty before it is submitted to President Nguyen Xuan Phuc for approval.
Hanoi’s public security units are now ready to carry out the amnesty round on the occasion of National Day (September 2), as all necessary preparations had been completed by August 29.
The President’s decision on amnesty in 2022 was announced at a press conference jointly held by the Presidential Office, the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People’s Court and the Foreign Ministry on August 31.
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Amnestied prisoners in Vinh Quang Prison receive new ID cards. (Photo: VNA)
