Myanmar’s blanket prison term reduction trims Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence
Key takeaways
- The deposed democratically elected leader has been granted two amnesties this month, but her remaining sentence remains unclear.
- Thursday’s measure comes to mark a public holiday, according to a statement published by the presidential office.
- Aung San Suu Kyi has been imprisoned since 2021, when a military coup toppled her democratically elected government.
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The deposed democratically elected leader has been granted two amnesties this month, but her remaining sentence remains unclear.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Aung San Suu Kyi remains significantly popular in Myanmar but has been held almost incommunicado as her family warn of her deteriorating health [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth, a blanket measure that grants deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence a further reduction, according to a member of her legal team.
Thursday’s measure comes to mark a public holiday, according to a statement published by the presidential office. Amnesties typically happen as Myanmar marks Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.