Immediately after Decision No. 457 and the guidance of the Clemency Advisory Council, the Criminal Investigation Department (the permanent agency on clemency of the Ministry of National Defense ) advised the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense to issue Decision No. 1805/QD-BQP dated April 14, 2026, establishing the Steering Committee on clemency of the Ministry of National Defense and Plan No. 2408/KH-BQP dated April 14, 2026, to implement the President's Decision on clemency in 2026 in the People's Army.

The Criminal Investigation Department has sent documents related to the 2026 amnesty program to relevant units for implementation; and directed prisons and military detention centers to publicly post Decision No. 457 so that inmates can study the conditions and criteria for amnesty.

General Nguyen Van Gau, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Minister of National Defense, and Head of the Steering Committee on Amnesty of the Ministry of National Defense, delivered a speech at the conference.

From April 11th to April 15th, military prisons and detention centers organized briefings for officers, soldiers, and inmates; guided inmates who met the criteria for amnesty to write applications for amnesty; and pledged to strictly abide by the law after being granted amnesty and returning to their places of residence to reintegrate into the community. They also organized inmate groups and teams to review and recommend inmates who met the criteria for amnesty in 2026…

Currently, relevant units are urgently carrying out the steps to compile dossiers and lists of inmates who meet the criteria for amnesty in 2026, following the procedures and guidelines of the Amnesty Advisory Council.

To ensure the successful implementation of the 2026 amnesty program on schedule, the Standing Committee of the Ministry of National Defense's Amnesty Steering Committee continues to direct the criminal enforcement agencies of the military regions, the 34th Army Corps, and military prisons and detention centers to carry out the necessary steps in compiling dossiers and lists of eligible individuals for amnesty in 2026 according to established procedures.

The scene at the conference.

In his address at the conference, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau emphasized that President 's Decision No. 457 on amnesty in 2026 clearly demonstrates a consistent stance on ensuring a close combination of the strictness of the law with a policy of leniency. The careful and targeted amnesty review process affirms this as a major and consistent policy of the Party and State, clearly reflecting a humanitarian policy and contributing to strengthening society's trust in the strictness and fairness of the law.

The Deputy Minister of National Defense requested the Criminal Investigation Department, members of the Ministry of National Defense's Amnesty Steering Committee, and relevant agencies and units to uphold a high sense of responsibility, implement the work strictly, correctly, objectively, and impartially, ensuring that no eligible individuals are overlooked or recommended for amnesty, or that amnesty is recommended for ineligible individuals.

Strengthening propaganda efforts to help prisoners understand the Party and State's humane policies towards offenders will help them recognize their guilt, actively compensate for damages, and remedy the consequences in order to receive leniency. At the same time, it will create consensus and support from all sectors of the population for the Party and State's policies, as well as the approach to handling and rehabilitating offenders…

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/tin-tuc/xet-dac-xa-phai-chat-che-cong-tam-1035525