Order reduces sentences for 3,085 people and drops charges against another 5,580 people still at large.
Order reduces sentences for 3,085 people and drops charges against another 5,580 people still at large.
By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies
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Myanmar’s military rulers have pardoned or dropped charges against 8,665 people locked up for opposing the army rule as the country prepares for next month’s elections, according to state media.
Thousands of activists arrested since the military took power in a coup that triggered civil war in 2021.
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