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.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is considering a significant proposal in the draft amendment to the 2025 Penal Code by replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment without parole, and the proposal was discussed at a thematic session on law-making of the government in Hanoi on April 13.

VOV.VN - The State President will grant well-reformed prisoners special amnesty on the occasion of the 79th National Day (September 2) and the 70th Liberation Day of Hanoi (October 10) this year, according to Pham Thanh Ha, vice chairman of the President’s Office.

VOV.VN - The State President has decided to reduce prison terms on five convicted prisoners from death penalty to life imprisonment.

VOV.VN - The State President has signed a decision to commute prison terms from death sentence to life imprisonment for convicted prisoners who have submitted petitions for clemency.

VOV.VN - The People’s Court of Dien Bien province, north-western Vietnam, on August 21 handed down a death sentence on seven local residents charged with smuggling and trafficking 51kg of heroin in 2019.