Myanmar junta frees over 9,600 prisoners under amnesty

Release of prisoners comes as Southeast Asian nation marks Independence Day

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) – To mark Independence Day, the junta regime in Myanmar Thursday released over 9,600 prisoners, local media reported.

“A total of 9,652 prisoners serving sentences in various prisons and detention centers were granted remission of their sentences,” junta-led State Administration Council said, according to Eleven Myanmar news website.

The Buddhist-majority Southeast Asian nation marks its 76th Independence Day on Thursday as it declared freedom from colonial British rule on Jan. 4, 1948.

The Myanmar military, locally known as Tatmadaw, launched a coup in February 2021 to uproot the National League for Democracy (NLD) government and install a junta regime.

The NLD has since been disbanded while over 3,200 people have been killed by the regime forces during the post-coup period.

Besides, Myanmar is witnessing an armed conflict in its northern region bordering China, where at least three groups are fighting to take control of the region.

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