Summary
Myanmar's new president, Min Aung Hlaing, has pardoned over 4,000 prisoners, including former president Win Myint and reduced the sentence of jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The pardons include changes such as turning death sentences into life imprisonment and reducing other prison terms.
Key Facts
- Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing pardoned 4,335 prisoners soon after becoming president.
- Death sentences were changed to life imprisonment; life sentences were cut to 40 years.
- Prison terms for other inmates were reduced by one-sixth.
- Former president Win Myint was pardoned and had his sentences reduced with conditions.
- Aung San Suu Kyi’s 27-year sentence was reduced by one-sixth, but she remains imprisoned.
- 179 foreign prisoners are to be released and deported.
- Many political prisoners remain detained—over 30,000 have been held since the 2021 coup.
- Amnesty releases are typically given on Myanmar’s Independence Day and New Year.
