New Myanmar Administration Releases Ousted President Win Myint in Mass Amnesty

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On April 17, the first day of the Myanmar New Year, Win Myint walked out of Taungoo Prison. He had been arrested in the small hours of February 1, 2021,

New Myanmar Administration Releases Ousted President Win Myint in Mass Amnesty

Newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing also announced a reduction in the 27-year prison sentence of ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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The government of Myanmar, which is led by the military, has deducted the prison sentence for Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a former leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner. According to her lawyer, the reduction is part of a wider prisoner amnesty that has caught attention internationally and has gained multiple mixed reactions. Having been detained since the 2021 military coup which removed her elected government, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is 80 years old,…

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This article is published in association with United Nations. Authorities in Myanmar released the country’s ousted president from prison on Friday, along with some 4,000 other people, as part of an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year festival. President Win Myint had been in jail since February 2021 when the military overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in a coup, which sparked nationwide protests and subsequent armed resis…