On April 2023, 4, the first day of the Myanmar New Year, the Military Commission issued an amnesty order.
The statement stated that 3015 criminals in prisons and detention centers across the country have received amnesty in accordance with Article 401 of the Oath Ordinance. Released criminals must continue to serve their sentences if they commit another crime.
On April 4, the first day of the New Year in Myanmar, the Military Council announced that after signing a letter of guarantee, the above-mentioned 17 foreign criminals would be pardoned and deported.
It is unclear whether those released so far include those arrested and sentenced to death for opposing the military council's takeover of power, members of Congress who won the 2020 election and were arrested by the military, and some senior officials.National League for Democracy of Myanmar.
It is understood that very few political prisoners were released during the last amnesty.
根据政治受害者援助协会的名单，从2021年军事委员会接管权力到2023年4月12日，共有21,348人被指控反对政变，其中17,460人仍被关押被拘留。 5,586人被判处徒刑。
It is reported that 109 of those arrested so far have been sentenced to death.In addition, 42 people were sentenced to death in absentia.So far, the number of people sentenced to death has reached 151.
