Amnesty for 5 774 Myanmar prisoners

YANGON: Myanmar’s State Administration Council granted amnesty to 5 774 prisoners yesterday to mark its National Day, according to the state-run TV channel MRTV.

The council said former ministers, artists and four foreign nationals were also granted amnesty on the National Day. The prisoners were given remitted sentences to mark the country’s National Day and on the humanitarian grounds, as well as in view of relations between their countries and Myanmar, it said.

The council also closed the cases against 11 artists who were still being prosecuted in various courts.