Hanoi, Aug. 28 -- Colonel Nguyen Huu Quynh, a representative of the Police Department for the Management of Prisons, Compulsory Re-education Centres, and Reformatories under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), has said that amnesty is a special act of clemency by the State, decided by the State President, granting early release to individuals serving fixed-term or those initially sentenced to life imprisonment but later reduced to fixed terms on major national anniversaries or under special circumstances.

He underlined that the policy reflects Vietnam's tradition of humanity and compassion, as well as the Party and State's leniency toward convicted prisoners who have sincerely repented, made outstanding contributions to rehabilitation...