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Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc - Chairman of the Amnesty Advisory Council has just signed Instruction No. 33/HD-HDTVDX on implementing Decision No. 457/QD-CTN dated April 7, 2026 of the President on special amnesty in 2026. Download Organization for pardoning people granted special amnesty according to the Presidents Decision on June 1, 2026 - Photo illustration Subjects for consideration of special amnesty According to the instructions, subjects for consideration of special amnesty include: 1- People sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment that has been reduced to term imprisonment and are serving their prison sentences in prisons or detention camps (inmates). 2- People whose prison sentences are temporarily suspended. Conditions for requesting amnesty The amnesty advisory council specifically guides as follows: 1- The provisions in point a, clause 1, Article 3 of the Decision on special amnesty in 2026 are: stipulated in Point b, Clause 2, Article 2 of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Penal Code and Clause 1, Article 4 of Decree No. 52/2019/ND-CP dated June 14, 2019 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Special Amnesty (Decree No. 52). According to the provisions of Points c and e, Clause 1, Article 18 of Decree No. 118/2024/ND-CP dated September 30, 2024 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments, the classification of serving prison sentences in the first quarter is on the last day of February. Therefore, by the time prisons and detention camps hold meetings to consider and request amnesty, prisoners must have had enough time to classify their sentences and be classified as good or good for each sentence and the next period from the 1st day. March to the date the Council meets to consider and request special amnesty from the prison or detention camp to comment and evaluate the results of serving the prison sentence as good or good. For prisoners who are temporarily suspended from serving the prison sentence or are subject to compulsory medical treatment and return to the prison or detention camp to continue serving the sentence, in addition to the quarters with enough time to classify each sentence during the period of serving the prison sentence, which is classified as good or good, they must also be graded as good or good by the commune-level Peoples Committee of the locality. residence, the military unit assigned to manage during the period of temporary suspension or the medical facility providing treatment during the period of being subject to the judicial measure of compulsory medical treatment, certifying that during the period of temporary suspension or subject to applying the judicial measure of compulsory medical treatment, they have strictly complied with the provisions of law and regulations of the medical facility. 2- Time spent serving a prison sentence is the time spent in temporary detention, temporary detention, serving a prison sentence in a prison or detention camp, excluding the time granted bail, postponement, temporary suspension and reduction of the term of imprisonment. The time spent on compulsory medical treatment during the investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution stages is also counted as the time spent serving the prison sentence. The time to reduce the period of serving a prison sentence is calculated to be deducted from the remaining period of serving the prison sentence. For example: Nguyen Van A was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was arrested on May 31, 2017. As of May 31, 2026, Nguyen Van A has actually served 9 years and had his prison sentence reduced 3 times, for a total of 2 years. The remaining term of imprisonment is 1 year. 3- For regulations on implementing additional penalties: fines, pay court fees, fulfill the obligation to return property, compensate for damages, and other civil obligations: a) Prisoners or people who are temporarily suspended from serving a prison sentence have not yet completed the additional penalty of a fine or paying court fees, but the Court decides to waive the fine or pay court fees, they also meet the conditions specified in Point c, Clause 1, Article 3 of the 2026 Decision on special amnesty.b) Prisoners or people who are temporarily suspended from serving their prison sentences have already Completion of the obligation to return property, compensation for damages, and other civil obligations specified in Point d, Clause 1, Article 3 of the Decision on special amnesty in 2026 is one of the cases specified in Clause 2, Article 4 of Decree No. 52. In addition, some of the following cases are also considered to have completed compensation for damages and other civil obligations: - In case the support obligation must be fulfilled, the support obligation must be completely fulfilled according to the judgment or decision. Court decision or has fulfilled the one-time support obligation, confirmed by the commune-level Peoples Committee of the place of residence or the civil judgment enforcement agency handling that case. If you have only partially fulfilled the support obligation or have not yet fulfilled the support obligation but there is an agreement or confirmation from the legal representative of the victim or the person receiving support that you do not have to continue to perform or do not have to perform the support obligation according to the judgment or decision of the Court and are confirmed by the commune-level Peoples Committee of the place of residence or the civil judgment enforcement agency handling that case, it is also considered to have fulfilled the support obligation. - In case the person committing the crime is the person who committed the crime. Under 18 years of age as prescribed in Point d, Clause 3, Article 3 of the Decision on special amnesty in 2026, but in the judgment or decision of the Court assign
