Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day
- Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday.
- State-Run MRTV television reported that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing granted amnesties covering 5,864 prisoners from Myanmar and 180 foreigners.
- The military government warned that freed detainees who violate the law again will serve their original sentences in addition to any new sentence.
- Opposition groups criticized the military government's promise to hold elections this year as a facade of political change that does little to shift power to civilians.
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