To commemorate the occasion of the traditional Thadingyut Festival and to build a new, peaceful, modern, and disciplined democracy, the Government released prisoners from prisons and detention centres in various regions and states for the benefit of the prisoners and the peace of the people.
Yesterday, a total of 339 prisoners were released from Magway Central Prison.
The event for those released prisoners was held in the Magway Central Prison.
Magway Region Security and Border Affairs Minister Colonel Kyaw Kyaw Lin, Transport Minister Police Col Thura Thwin Ko Ko and Region Government Secretary U Win Shein addressed the amnesty.
The pardoned prisoners were released from the prison by the authorities, after providing COVID-19 vaccination certificates and travel expenses. According to Article 419 of the Constitution, 339 prisoners: 289 men and 50 women have been pardoned in Magway Region.—Maung Nyi Nyar (Magway)/GNLM
339 prisoners from Magway Central Prison pardoned
- October 20, 2021
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