Direction and administration of the Government and Prime Minister on April 3, 2025 (2) - Lang Son Newspaper and Radio and Television Station

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03/04/2025     19:36

Prime Minister 's telegram on implementing amnesty work in 2025

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 28/CD-TTg dated April 3, 2025 of the Prime Minister on implementing amnesty work in 2025.

Telegram sent to the Ministry of Public Security; Ministry of National Defense; Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Supreme People's Court; Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities stated:

On March 7, 2025, the Amnesty Advisory Council issued Instruction No. 21/HD-HĐTVĐX on the implementation of Decision No. 266/2025/QD-CTN dated March 3, 2025 of the President on amnesty in 2025. In order to seriously and effectively implement amnesty in 2025, well implement the humane and lenient policies of the Party and State towards criminals and contribute to the effective implementation of Resolutions, Directives, Programs and Plans of the Central, National Assembly and Government on crime prevention and control to achieve results, the Prime Minister requests:

1. The Ministry of Public Security shall perform well its advisory and standing functions for the Amnesty Advisory Council; be directly responsible for directing the consideration of amnesty proposals for prisoners serving sentences in prisons and detention camps managed by the Ministry of Public Security; urge, guide and inspect ministries, branches and localities in implementing the amnesty; promptly remove difficulties and obstacles that arise; and report to the Amnesty Advisory Council for consideration in cases beyond its authority.

2. The Ministry of National Defense is directly responsible for closely directing the consideration of amnesty requests for prisoners serving sentences in prisons and detention camps managed by the Ministry of National Defense.

3. Propose that the Supreme People's Court directly direct and guide People's Courts and Military Courts at all levels to preside over the consideration of amnesty requests for people whose prison sentences are temporarily suspended.

4. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism directs news agencies and newspapers to fully report on the contents of documents on amnesty in 2025 so that all people and prisoners clearly understand the conditions, processes and procedures for considering amnesty... so that they can protect their own legitimate rights and interests, compare and monitor the activities of competent agencies, avoid confusion and errors; at the same time, contribute to raising awareness and responsibility of all levels, sectors, social organizations and the masses to eliminate the inferiority complex towards amnesty recipients and pay attention to creating conditions to help them integrate into the community.

5. The Ministries, branches and agencies mentioned in the Guidelines of the Advisory Council for Special Pardons must have specific plans to implement assigned tasks; organize dissemination, dissemination and ensure that special pardons are carried out in a unified, safe, public and transparent manner, following strict procedures, to the right subjects and under the conditions prescribed by law; ensure the legitimate rights and interests of prisoners and those whose prison sentences are temporarily suspended, and absolutely prevent negativity and errors from occurring.

6. The Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities shall direct the branches and People's Committees at all levels to coordinate with the Fatherland Front and mass organizations to strictly implement Decision No. 266/2025/QD-CTN dated March 3, 2025 on amnesty in 2025 of the President and Instruction No. 21/HD-HDTVĐX dated March 7, 2025 of the Amnesty Advisory Council. Specifically:

a) Direct the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to closely coordinate with the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, City Party Committee, and local press agencies to widely propagate the amnesty work on mass media.

b) Direct relevant departments, branches and People's Committees at all levels, within the scope of their functions and tasks, to provide complete information, documents, certificates, confirmations and other necessary documents related to the person proposed for amnesty.

c) Directing authorities at all levels to coordinate with the Fatherland Front, agencies, economic organizations, unions, and social organizations in the locality to actively and effectively implement Decree No. 49/2020/ND-CP dated April 17, 2020 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments on community reintegration. Continue to monitor, manage, educate, assist, provide vocational training and create jobs for pardoned people returning to the community to eliminate their inferiority complex, do honest work, limit recidivism and violations of the law. For pardoned people in especially difficult circumstances, mobilize sectors, unions, and socio-economic organizations to pay attention to helping them borrow capital to do business, stabilize their lives, and integrate into the community.

d) Direct the Director of the Provincial Public Security to coordinate with local departments, branches, unions and social organizations to effectively manage, educate and assist amnestied people; grasp the situation and developments of amnestied people residing in the locality, not allowing them to affect national security and social order and safety, and promptly and strictly handle those who re-offend and violate the law.

7. The Ministry of Public Security (Standing Agency of the Amnesty Advisory Council) is responsible for monitoring, synthesizing and reporting implementation results to the Prime Minister and the Amnesty Advisory Council.

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