Myanmar’s military-installed government reportedly released ousted President Win Myint on Friday and reduced Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence, part of a reported mass amnesty of over 4,000 prisoners timed to the Thingyan New Year holiday. The move was one of the first major acts of newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing, the coup leader [...] The post Myanmar’s Amnesty Theater: Why Min Aung Hlaing’s Prisoner Release Is About Legitimacy, Not Reform appeared first on Space Daily .
Myanmar’s Amnesty Theater: Why Min Aung Hlaing’s Prisoner Release Is About Legitimacy, Not Reform