Myanmar to pardon 814 Yangon prisoners

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 13, 2022 12:09 am

YANGON: Myanmar's junta said Saturday it would release more than 800 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country's Union Day.

According to a 'pardon order in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee Union Day,' which falls every February 12, 814 prisoners will be released, the statement by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said.

This handout image taken on January 31, 2022 by the Myanmar Military Information Team shows Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing speaking in the capital Naypyidaw. AFP PHOTO / Myanmar Military Information Team

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