1. The Chairman of the State Administration Council issued Order No 28/2023 on 17 April 2023 under which a total of 3,015 prisoners serving sentences in respective prisons, jails and camps have been pardoned under the Code of Criminal Procedure Section 401 (1) in commemoration of the auspicious Myanmar New Year occasion and the interest of public peace of mind and on compassionate grounds.
2.
Furthermore, the sentences of 98 foreign prisoners from respective prisons and
jails have been remitted and they have been deported by Order No 29/2023 and
five Sri Lankan citizens serving prison terms have been remitted and deported
by Order No 30/2023 under the Code of Criminal Procedure Section 401 (1) in
view of friendly bilateral relations.
3.
This action is a positive step from a human rights perspective and as a result,
the pardoned persons have the opportunity to be reunited with their families,
and the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission is delighted together with
relevant family members.
4.
The Commission hopes that similar positive steps will be continued in future.
Myanmar
National Human Rights Commission
Date:
18 April 2023
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