YANGON, Nov 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council, granted amnesty to 5,774 prisoners today, to mark its National Day, according to the state-run television channel, MRTV.
According to the council’s separate orders, former ministers, artistes and four foreign nationals, were also granted amnesty on National Day.
The prisoners are remitted sentences to mark the country’s National Day, and on humanitarian ground, as well as, in view of relations between the respective countries and Myanmar, it said.
The council also closed the cases against 11 artistes who are still being prosecuted in various courts in the country, on National Day, it said.
The country pardoned 1,619 prisoners, including 42 foreign prisoners, on its traditional New Year’s Day this year, in Apr.
