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04-01-2025, 06:14 PM
YANGON - Myanmar’s junta government on Jan 4 said it will release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country’s Independence Day.
The military has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its February 2021 coup that ended Myanmar’s brief democratic experiment and plunged the nation into turmoil.
More than 5,800 prisoners – including 180 foreigners – will be freed, the junta said in a statement on Jan 4, when the country marked 77 years of independence from British colonial rule.
The military has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its February 2021 coup that ended Myanmar’s brief democratic experiment and plunged the nation into turmoil.
More than 5,800 prisoners – including 180 foreigners – will be freed, the junta said in a statement on Jan 4, when the country marked 77 years of independence from British colonial rule.
