New Procedure for Establishing the List of Persons Eligible for Amnesty Recommendations

The preparation of dossiers and the list of individuals eligible for a pardon proposal is carried out according to the following sequence and procedures:

- Within 05 days from the date the Decision on pardon is posted and disseminated, the Superintendent of the prison, the Superintendent of the temporary detention center, or the Head of the criminal judgment execution agency at the district police level shall organize for the prisoners to write an application for pardon and a commitment form according to the template.- After receiving the pardon application from individuals eligible for a pardon proposal, the Superintendent of the prison, the Superintendent of the temporary detention center, or the Head of the criminal judgment execution agency at the district police level shall organize a meeting to evaluate, vote in secret, and nominate individuals for the pardon proposal if there is a team of inmates. The prison warden responsible for the inmate team is responsible for summarizing the meeting results in a report and proposing opinions on recommending a pardon for the prisoner under their charge.- Based on the provisions of the law on pardon, the Decision on pardon, and the results of the inmate team meeting, the Superintendent of the prison, the Superintendent of the temporary detention center, or the Head of the criminal judgment execution agency at the district police level shall make a list and compile dossiers of individuals eligible for the pardon proposal.

See the appraisal of the pardon proposal dossiers at Decree 52/2019/ND-CP, effective from August 1, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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