After The Coup, Myanmar Junta Will Release 700 Prisoners

After the coup, military rule of Myanmar will release 700 prisoners today, know who is involved in this.

Myanmar’s military regime has ordered the release of 700 prisoners for the first time since the country’s democratic government was toppled on February 1, 2021.

These prisoners will be released from the prison in Yangon on Wednesday. This information has been given to Reuters by Jajo, the head of the prison.

The jail chief has also said that he does not have any list of prisoners released.

However, the Burmese language report said that the released prisoners would also include those detained for inciting people against the military administration.

Officials on Mawedi Television, a channel run by the Myanmar military, said cases had been withdrawn from around 24 celebrities who were declared wanted.

These include actors, players, big personalities associated with social media, doctors, teachers.

Let us tell you that other leaders, including the country’s chief Aung San Suu Kyi, have been in custody since the coup.

Many serious allegations against Suu Kyi have been leveled by the military regime. None of the prisoners released today are political prisoners.

In a photo going viral on social media, a large number of people are seen standing outside the British-era prison in commercial hub Yangon.

According to the news of the Myanmar Now news portal, about 2000 prisoners from across the country have been released from prison.

However, the Jail Department has categorically refused to give any statement on this.

Let us tell you that after the coup in the country, people are protesting on the streets against military rule.

Due to this, all commercial activity has completely stopped almost everywhere in the whole country.

The daily clashes between security forces and civilians are causing huge losses to both the public and private sectors.

Those raising their voice against the military rule have been arrested under section 505A (making lewd and objectionable statements and disseminating false news) of the country’s panel code.

The guilty of this offense can be imprisoned for three years.

According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners Activist Group, about 5200 people have been detained by the security forces from different sections since the coup.

This group has to say that during this time 883 people have died at the hands of the security forces. However, these numbers have been told wrong by the military government.