The Central Advisory Council on Amnesty on August 20 made a proposal to grant amnesty to 17,000 prisoners on the occasion of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).
Deputy Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem said the ministry has worked with the Ministry of National Defence to establish a steering committee to guide localities and prisons in the implementation of the Government’s 2010 decision on amnesty.
He said the prisons have organized training classes to provide socio-economic information, basic legal knowledge and life skills for the inmates who are eligible for amnesty to help them reintegrate into the community.
The ministry has held two meetings in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to unify the release of amnestied prisoners, and guided relevant authorities in building a government decree on the reintegration of amnestied people as a legal basis for them to stabilize their lives and prevent recidivism.-