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Myanmar's Ex-President Freed After Pardon of Post-Coup Convictions
The amnesty also frees more than 4,300 prisoners and commutes all death sentences, but officials did not say when Win Myint would leave custody.
- President Min Aung Hlaing pardoned Win Myint on Friday, according to an official statement, marking a notable shift in the military administration's recent policy toward the detained former leader.
- Five years ago, President Min Aung Hlaing swept aside the elected government of Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi, alleging massive voter fraud; the coup halted Myanmar's experiment with civilian rule.
- Outside Insein, AFP journalists observed the release of award-winning filmmaker Shin Daewe on Friday, previously sentenced to 15 years. President Min Aung Hlaing also commuted all death sentences and ordered the release of more than 4,300 prisoners.
- Myo Nyunt, spokesman for the NLD, visited Win Myint at his daughter's house in Naypyidaw and reported he was "in good health." Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi remains detained, serving a 27-year sentence.
- Critics describe these measures as cosmetic steps to aid a rebranding effort, while the Institute for Strategy and Policy Myanmar found less than 14 percent of those released in successive amnesties since the coup were political prisoners.
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Win Myint was arrested after the military coup in 2021. Almost 4500 more prisoners were pardoned.
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Myanmar's ex-president freed after pardon of post-coup convictions
Myanmar's former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 military coup, was freed on Friday after being pardoned of convictions handed down during the post-putsch period of military rule.
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Fairfield Sun TimesMyanmar's ex-president pardoned of post-coup convictions
Myanmar's former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 coup, was pardoned on Friday of his convictions during the post-putsch period of military rule, a statement said.
Myanmar's former President Win Myint was released on Friday as part of a broad amnesty for prisoners decreed by newly-invented President Min Aung Hlaing to commemorate the traditional New Year, the state press reported.
April (17), 2026. News is circulating on social media that President U Win Myint, who was arrested and detained immediately after the military coup, has been included in the list of prisoners released by KIC warlord Min Aung Hlaing today (April 17) to mark the first day of the Myanmar New Year. Media supporting the military junta are reporting that President U Win Myint, who was sentenced to nine years and six months in prison for corruption (4)…
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