The meeting of the Amnesty Advisory Council 2025 (photo: Nguyen Nhung/ VOV)

The Deputy Prime Minister, Head of thr Amnesty Advisory Council 2025, affirmed that humanitarianism and leniency for offenders are longstanding traditions of Vietnam. Amnesty is a special form of clemency granted by the State and decided by the President to prisoners before the completion of their sentences, either fixed-term or life imprisonment, on major national holidays, significant events, or under special circumstances.

Mr. Binh said, for this year’s amnesty, relevant ministries and agencies, especially the Ministry of Public Security, have urgently worked to ensure that the amnesty process is carried out strictly and transparently in accordance with the law.