Politics Myanmar's military government pardons more than 6,100 prisoners
The military government in Myanmar has pardoned 6,134 prisoners. The occasion was the country's 78th Independence Day, the government announced in a statement on Sunday. Among them are said to be 52 foreigners. Details on the nationalities were not given.
04.01.2026, 13:50
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However, the reduced sentence does not apply to the de facto head of government Aung San Suu Kyi, who was deposed by the military and sentenced to at least 27 years in prison in several trials. According to initial reports, some prominent prisoners were among those released, such as former Information Minister Ye Htut. He had been sentenced to more than ten years in prison.
It initially remained unclear how many political prisoners were affected by the amnesty.
The army staged a coup on February 1, 2021 and ousted the democratically elected de facto head of government Aung San Suu Kyi - due to alleged electoral fraud in a previous parliamentary election. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was later sentenced to many years in prison. It is unclear where she is being held and how she is faring.
