US EditionMyanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty
The amnesty also cuts death sentences to life and shortens other terms by one-sixth, while nearly 180 foreign nationals will be deported.
- On Friday, President Min Aung Hlaing pardoned 4,335 prisoners to mark the traditional New Year, including 179 foreign nationals slated for immediate deportation.
- State-Run media reported that death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment, while prison terms under 40 years were reduced by one-sixth.
- Regarding the former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's 27-year sentence will be reduced by 4 1/2 years, though Suu Kyi remains imprisoned.
- Critics describe these steps as cosmetic measures intended to aid the military's rebranding effort following Min Aung Hlaing's recent inauguration as civilian president.
- Despite the amnesty, The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners reports that 22,170 political detainees remain jailed as the country's civil war continues to displace more than 3.5 million people.
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Thousands of prisoners are allowed to leave Myanmar's prisons - among them, surprisingly, former President Win Myint. Is there hope for Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi?
The military leadership in Myanmar released thousands of prisoners at the New Year's Day, turned death sentences into prisons, and shortened sentences. Prominent prisoners also benefit, but the political crisis remains.
Thousands of prisoners are allowed to leave Myanmar's prisons, including, surprisingly, former President Win Myint. Is there hope for Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi?
Myanmar Junta Frees Ex-President Win Myint in Mass Amnesty
Former Myanmar president Win Myint, detained since the 2021 military coup in the Southeast Asian nation, was pardoned and freed on Friday as part of a mass amnesty to mark the traditional new year, according to a statement from the office of President Min Aung Hlaing.
Myanmar's Transitional Amnesty: A Step Towards Reconciliation?
Myanmar's Transitional Amnesty: A Step Towards Reconciliation? Myanmar's former President Win Myint was granted freedom on Friday, as part of an extensive prisoner amnesty orchestrated by the newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing to commemorate the traditional New Year, as per reports from state-run media.This clemency order affected more than 4,500 prisoners, yet the inclusion of individuals imprisoned for opposing the military regime rem…
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