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Myanmar’s blanket prison term reduction trims Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence
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Myanmar’s blanket prison term reduction trims Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera Staff·about 1 month ago
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The deposed democratically elected leader has been granted two amnesties this month, but her remaining sentence remains unclear. Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth, a blanket measure that grants deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence a further ⁠reduction, according to a member of her legal team. Thursday’s measure comes to mark a public holiday, according to a statement published by the presidential office. Amnesties ⁠typically happen as Myanmar marks Independence Day in January and its New Year in April. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Russian weapons, tactics seen in Ukraine are shaping Myanmar’s civil war list 2 of 3 Who is fighting in Myanmar’s multi-front civil war?…

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