Myanmar's military government to release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark country's Independence day

Myanmar's military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country's Independence day, state broadcaster reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation.

The Southeast Asian country has faced international isolation and Western-led sanctions since the military seized power from a democratically elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung Sang Suu Kyi nearly two years ago.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said in a speech to mark Myanmar's 75th Independence day that, they want to thank some international and regional countries and organisations, and individuals who positively cooperated



with the country... in the midst of all the pressure, criticisms, and attacks.

Myanmar has been in chaos since the army took power from Suu Kyi's government on the 1st of February, 2021, detaining her and other officials and responding to pro-democracy protests and dissent with brutal force, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

Suu Kyi is being held in a jail in Naypyitaw in solitary confinement and the military insists she has received due process by an independent court.

Authorities typically release some prisoners to mark the day when Myanmar declared independence from British rule.