Pardon order (71): Pardon order to 5,774 prisoners released

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council issued Order No 71/2022 on 17 November.

The Chairman of the State Administration Council has released the pardon order to three prisoners namely U Kyaw Tint Swe, U Than Htay, Dr. Lei Lei Maww who were serving their sentences in various prisons/jails under Sub-section (1) of Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedures, on humanitarian grounds and understanding the benevolence of the stat in honour of the National Victory Day.

They are pardoned on the condition that “if they commit another offence, they will continue to serve the remaining sentences”.