YANGON — Myanmar's junta pardoned more than 2,000 political prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday on Wednesday (May 3), with families rushing to prisons for tearful reunions with loved ones jailed in a sweeping crackdown on dissent.
The military has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since the February 2021 putsch that ended Myanmar's brief democratic experiment and plunged the country into turmoil.
"I was thinking this morning that it would be really good if my son was to be released on this Buddha day," Ms Ma Khin, another mother waiting in the crowd said, also requesting a pseudonym. Those who re-offend will have to serve the remainder of their sentence with an additional penalty, it added. "China advocates that the international community should respect Myanmar's sovereignty and play a constructive role in helping it achieve peace and reconciliation," Mr Qin said, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
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