Will the Prime Minister of Vietnam be the Chairman of the Pardon Advisory Council?

Under Clause 1, Article 10 of the Law on Pardon 2018 on the  Pardon Advisory Council in Vietnam:

1. The Pardon Advisory Council, set up under the State President’s decision upon the issuance of decision on pardon, is composed of a deputy prime minister as its chairman and representatives of leaderships of the following agencies and organizations as its members:

a) the Supreme People’s Court;

b) the Supreme People’s Procuracy;

c) the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front;

d) the Ministry of Public Security;

dd) the Ministry of Defense;

e) the Ministry of Justice;

g) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

h) the Government Office;

l) the State President's Office; and

k) concerned agencies and organizations, to be decided by the State President when necessary.

Thus, according to the regulation, the Chairman of the Pardon Advisory Council in Vietnam is the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, not the Prime Minister of Vietnam.

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