The meeting was presided over by Deputy Prime MinisterPham Binh Minh, who is chairman of the CACA.
The upcoming amnesty granting will be the first since the2018 Law on Amnesty was adopted, Minh said, noting that the CACA carries a heavyresponsibility in checking records and reviewing all amnesty applications andmaking sure that the amnesty will be granted to qualified prisoners and througha fair and transparent process.
The council must also work to make the amnesty plan go asscheduled and with COVID-19 prevention and control regulations taken into account, he added.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quoc Hung, who is aCACA permanent member, said the Ministry of Public Security has organised trainingcourses for officers responsible for the work while promptly reviewingamnesty applicants in a transparent manner to ensure their eligibility.
Law enforcement, district-level public security units anddetention centres are making all possible efforts to implement the amnesty planand advise local administrations to help freed prisoners reintegrate into thesociety and avoid relapse into crime.
Statistics showed that the State has conducted seven rounds of amnesty from 2009 to 2016, benefitting a total of 87,111 inmates. The rate ofrelapse into crime among amnesty beneficiaries was reportedly at 1.18 percent during theperiod./.