Guidelines for amnesty in 2026
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc - Chairman of the Clemency Advisory Council - signed Guidance No. 33/HD-HĐTVĐX on the implementation of Decision No. 457/QĐ-CTN dated April 7, 2026, of the President of Vietnam on clemency in 2026.
According to the guidelines, the subjects eligible for amnesty include:
1. Persons sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment whose sentences have been reduced to fixed-term imprisonment and who are currently serving their sentences in prisons or detention centers (prisoners).
2. Persons whose prison sentences are temporarily suspended.
Regarding the implementation timeline, from May 24th, 2026 to May 26th, 2026, the Clemency Advisory Council will meet to review the list of those eligible for clemency.
From May 27th to May 28th, 2026, the Standing Committee of the Clemency Advisory Council will compile and finalize the list of those eligible for clemency and submit it to the President for decision.
A press conference will be held to announce the President's amnesty decision on May 30, 2026.
The organization will release those granted amnesty according to the President's Decision on June 1, 2026.
