The deposed elected leader has been granted two amnesties this month, but her remaining sentence remains unclear.
Myanmar’s military-backed rulers have shaved time off Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence and freed thousands of detainees, but analysts say the apparent goodwill gestures tell a story of a regime growing bolder, not more merciful. The government last week announced an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, its third in six months, and reduced by a sixth the 27-year sentence of the 80-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi, who has not been seen in public since her criminal trials ended in December...
Myanmar has freed former president Win Myint and reduced the sentence of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi as part of an amnesty that saw the release of 4,335 prisoners, according to state media. “The president has pardoned Win Myint,” said a statement on Friday from the office of newly elected president Min Aung Hlaing. Win Myint, an ally of Suu Kyi, served as president from 2018 and 2021 but was ousted by a military coup and had been detained since. Suu Kyi’s 27-year sentence...