Myanmar's military government just cut loose over 8,000 prisoners who were locked up for political speech crimes and protesting. The National Defence and Security Council pardoned everyone doing time under specific penal code sections, and the junta claims it's all about making sure people can vote in the upcoming sham election they're trying to run.
Insein Central Prison in Yangon released 192 inmates after some security officials showed up to lecture them first. The freed prisoners got bused back to their home districts, where family members were waiting outside the gates. The amnesty comes with strings attached, though, because anyone who gets arrested again has to finish their original sentence on top of whatever new penalty they catch.
Insein Central Prison in Yangon released 192 inmates after some security officials showed up to lecture them first. The freed prisoners got bused back to their home districts, where family members were waiting outside the gates. The amnesty comes with strings attached, though, because anyone who gets arrested again has to finish their original sentence on top of whatever new penalty they catch.
