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Amnesty reflects Vietnam’s humanitarian policy
Amnesty reflects Vietnam’s humanitarian policy
11/9/15
On the occasion of
the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s
National Day, September 2snd, Vietnam
has pardoned approximately 18,000 prisoners, the largest number ever. It
reflects the Vietnamese Party, and State’s lenient policy and Vietnam’s
humanitarian tradition.
In response to the President’s decision
on amnesty, the Ministry of Public Security, Inspectorate, Supreme People’s
Court and Ministry of Justice have made necessary preparations to ensure that
the release is promptly carried out in accordance with legal regulations.
Major General Nguyen Ngoc Bang, General
Director of the General Department of Criminal Sentence Enforcement and
Judicial Assistance of the Ministry of Public Security said that this year’s
amnesty process will be transparent, strict, democratic and prompt without
discrimination between Vietnamese and foreigners: “We are determined to name
the right people as eligible for amnesty. We will evaluate each and every
prisoner, make a list of them and send it to the Central Council to review and
submit to the President for approval. This year, a number of foreigners are
eligible for amnesty”.
Vietnam decided to grant amnesty for 18,539 inmates, included
1,449 drug-related criminals, 2,188 murders, 1,363 inmates for raping and 512
for corruption and economic mismanagement. The figure included 34 foreigners,
six Laotians, one Cambodian, one Thai, two Australians, 16 Chinese, six
Malaysians and two Filipinos.
Vietnam’s leniency policy has had a positive impact on
society. It encourages prisoners to obey prison regulations and make
restitution for their crimes so they can go home early. According to the
Ministry of Public Security, only 0.73% of 2013’s pardoned prisoners have
committed new crimes. The amnesty strengthens people’s trust in the Party and
State’s leniency policy.
Amnesty helps to reduce State spending
for prisoners. Transparency and democracy in implementing amnesty and
disseminating amnesty-related information reassures foreign human rights organizations
about Vietnam’s
clemency policy.
Vietnam’s lenient policy is also reflected in its efforts to
help ex-prisoners integrate into the community. Mr. Bang again:“The Central
Advisory Council on Amnesty has asked localities to help ex-prisoners integrate
into the community. It’s important to eliminate discrimination against
ex-prisoners and give them jobs”.
Most pardoned prisoners quickly
stabilize their lives and effectively integrate into the community. Many of
them have become successful and taken an active role in humanitarian
activities.
Since the Law on Amnesty was approved
by the National Assembly in 2007, thousands of prisoners have been released on
major occasions in Vietnam.
“The amnesty
reflects the humanitarian nature of the [Communist] Party and state of Vietnam,
and is aimed at encouraging the inmates to become useful citizens,” told Giang
Son, deputy manager of the president’s office.
However, there is
a problem of external interference when human rights groups, along with the
U.S. and some Western governments, such as the New York-based Amnesty
International has sent a letter to Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang
to still complain and unreasonably demand the immediate and unconditional release of
all prisoners of conscience in Vietnam, including Thich Quang Do, Ta Phong Tan,
Tran Huynh Duy Thuc and Nguyen Van Ly. Who are those people? They are persons
who violated Vietnamese laws, so they must be punished by Vietnamese
authorities, no one can intervene that, even US.
In the Declaration of Independence, President HCM
quoted the US Declaration of Independence of 1766 and the French Declaration of
the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1791 to confirm the rights of
Vietnamese people. President HCM intended the Vietnamese revolution to be a
continuation of universal human evolution. Turning human rights into national
rights was President HCM’s strategic view, which is of great importance for Vietnam today.
So, those violated laws and committed crimes against the national interests are
not be deserved and will not be freed on the occasion. That’s reasonable and
belongs to Vietnam’s
mandate as an independent country./.
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All comments [ 11 ]
Vietnam’s lenient policy is also reflected in its efforts to help ex-prisoners integrate into the community.
It reflects the Vietnamese Party, and State’s lenient policy and Vietnam’s humanitarian tradition.
So full of human rights and democracy, Vietnam.
Vietnam needs to ensure that the release is promptly carried out in accordance with legal regulations, no prisoners who could be a threat to national security would be freed.
They are persons who violated Vietnamese laws, so they must be punished by Vietnamese authorities, no one can intervene that, even US.
I agree with you, Gentle Moon, it's Vietnam's internal affairs.
Transparency and democracy in implementing amnesty and disseminating amnesty-related information reassures foreign human rights organizations about Vietnam’s clemency policy.
The amnesty strengthens people’s trust in the Party and State’s leniency policy.
It encourages prisoners to obey prison regulations and make restitution for their crimes so they can go home early.
After amnesty, it’s important to eliminate discrimination against ex-prisoners and give them jobs.
Most pardoned prisoners quickly stabilize their lives and effectively integrate into the community. Many of them have become successful and taken an active role in humanitarian activities.
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