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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Myanmar's military government pardons 10,000 prisoners before parliament opens

Myanmar Amnesty - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 10,000 prisoners and reduced the sentences of others to mark a holiday, state-run media reported Monday.

There was no sign former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in the military takeover in 2021 and has been held virtually incommunicado since then, would be freed.

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