A bus carrying prisoners who have been granted pardons leaves the Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2025. Myanmar's State Administration Council pardoned over 4,900 prisoners in an amnesty on Thursday, the first day of the Myanmar calendar New Year. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
YANGON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's State Administration Council pardoned over 4,900 prisoners in an amnesty on Thursday, the first day of the Myanmar calendar New Year.
The council granted amnesty to 4,893 prisoners and 13 foreign prisoners on New Year's Day. The council stated that if any of the pardoned individuals re-offend, they will be required to serve both the new sentence and the remainder of their previous sentence.
It was to mark the Southeast Asian country's traditional New Year with peace in mind and on humanitarian grounds, as well as in view of relations between the respective countries and Myanmar, the council said. ■
Buses carrying prisoners who have been granted pardons leave the Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2025. Myanmar's State Administration Council pardoned over 4,900 prisoners in an amnesty on Thursday, the first day of the Myanmar calendar New Year. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
