Myanmar pardons over 3,000 prisoners on traditional New Year's Day

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Myanmar pardons over 3,000 prisoners on traditional New Year's Day

STORY: Myanmar pardons over 3,000 prisoners on traditional New Year's Day SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of people waiting for released prisoners outside the Insein Prison 2. various of buses carrying newly released prisoners outside the Insein Prison STORYLINE: Myanmar's State Administration Council granted amnesty to over 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday, the first day of the traditional Myanmar New Year. Among them were 3,303 Myanmar nationals and 36 foreign prisoners, including 13 Indonesian nationals and 15 Sri Lankan nationals, the council said. The amnesty is to mark Myanmar's traditional New Year's Day, bringing joy to the people and looking forward to positive relations with respective countries, while addressing humanitarian concerns, it said. In a separate pardon order, the council reduced the sentences by one sixth for some prisoners jailed across the Southeast Asian country. It's a customary

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