Law on Pardon 2018 of Vietnam: 04 notable contents that everyone should know from July 01, 2019

According to the Law on Pardon 2018 of Vietnam, 04 notable contents on the implementation of pardon for people serving imprisonment sentence are as follows:

Principles for grant of pardon

- Observing the Constitution and law and ensuring the interests of the State and lawful rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

- Ensuring democracy, objectivity, fairness, publicity and transparency.

- Meeting the requirements on internal relations, foreign relations, national security and social order and safety.

Time of granting pardon

- The State President shall consider granting pardon on the occasion of great national events and holidays.

- The State President shall consider granting pardon in exceptional cases to meet requirements pertaining to internal and foreign affairs without regard to the time prescribed in Clause 1 Article 5 of the Law on Pardon 2018 of Vietnam.

State policies on pardon

The State encourages prisoners to show repentance and actively participate in rehabilitation study and labor in order to be granted pardon; and enable pardon recipients to integrate into community, stabilize their lives and strive to become citizens useful for society, prevent recidivism and other legal violations.

Prohibited acts in grant of pardon

- Taking advantage of or abusing positions or powers to propose pardon for ineligible persons; failing to propose pardon for eligible persons; or obstructing prisoners from exercising their right to pardon petition.

- Giving bribes, taking bribes, breaking bribes, or causing harassment in grant of pardon.

- Issuing or certifying papers or documents related to pardon petitioners in contravention of law.

- Refusing to issue or certify papers or documents which, as prescribed by law, are supposed to be issued to pardon petitioners.

- Forging papers and documents in relation to pardon petitioners.

View more details at the Law on Pardon 2018 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2019.

Ty Na

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