But Aung San Suu Kyi will remain in prison
The Myanmar military junta has announced that it will release about 5,000 prisoners in the context of an amnesty to celebrate the Capitan who was celebrated in the country on April 13. In a declaration, the army to power stated that 4,893 prisoners will be graceful “to participate in the state construction process, for the tranquility of the people and for reasons of compassion”.
In an expression of “affectionate kindness of the state”, the junta also announced that the penalty for other prisoners would be reduced by a sixth, except for those who have committed serious crimes, as a criminal association and terrorism, murder or rape.
The junta said that 13 foreign citizens would also be graceful and deported, without providing details on their identity or the reason for their imprisonment. However, most of the high -profile political prisoners, including the former Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, dethroned by the 2021 coup, will remain in prison.
The amnesty arrives simultaneously with a meeting scheduled in Bangkok between the leader of the junta Min Aung Hlaing and the Malaysian Prime Minister and current president of the Nations Association of Southeast Asia (Asean), Anwar Ibrahim, on the aid to earthquake victims, despite the regional block of 10 nations has excluded Min Aung Hlaing from its leaders due to the lack of progress on a peace plan. The junta did not confirm this meeting.
