Source: Government of Myanmar
Country: Myanmar
(New Light of Myanmar, 6 Jan 2014)
Nay Pyi Taw, 5 Jan—
President Office of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar issued pardons under Order No (1/2014) dated 2 January 2014 to free prisoners in accord with Section (a) of the pardon Constitution with the aim of contributing to peace and stability of the State, rule of law and national reconsolidation and focusing humanitarian grounds to the honour 66th Anniversary Independence Day. A total 13,274 prisoners, 11,124 men and 2,150 women, were released from various prisons across the country on 3 January 2014, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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