Vietnam to Release Nearly 14,000 Prisoners Ahead of National Day Celebrations
Vietnam will release 13,915 prisoners and 5 with suspended sentences, including 66 foreigners from 18 countries, marking the largest amnesty in a single year, officials said.
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Vietnam to release nearly 14,000 prisoners, including foreigners, ahead of the country's national day celebrations
The country often announces amnesties before important events and released more than 8,000 prisoners in April, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.
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Read Full ArticleVietnamese President Luong Cuong will pardon nearly 14,000 prisoners, a record number in a single year, as the amnesty coincides with the country's 80th anniversary of independence.
Vietnam is preparing for something unprecedented.
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