The Presidential Office announces the President’s decision on amnesty for prisoners at a press conference in Hanoi, July 2, 2021 (Photo: VOV)

The beneficiaries will include those who are serving their fixed-term sentences in jail, those who have life sentences reduced and those who have sentences suspended.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quoc Hung told the press that the President’s decision must be implemented openly, democratically, scientifically, objectively and transparently in accordance with the law.

The consideration process must also ensure that there is absolutely no discrimination between Vietnamese and foreign inmates if they meet requirements, Hung said.