Activists, journalists included in Myanmar prisoner release
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Activists, journalists included in Myanmar prisoner release

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s government began releasing about 2,300 prisoners on Wednesday, including activists who were detained for protesting against the military’s seizure of power in February and journalists who reported on the protests, officials said. According to official announcements on state media, most if not all of the freed detainees faced charges related to the protests, including Section 505 of Myanmar’s penal code, which makes it a crime to spread comments that create public unrest or fear or spread false news, and carries a penalty of up to three years in prison. Deputy Information Minister Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun earlier told China’s Xinhua news agency that the released detainees were “those are who took part in the protests but did not take part in the violence, who did not commit crimes and did not lead the riots.” The Assistance Association for Political Prisoner said Tuesday that 5,224 people were in detention in connection with the protests. Tun Kyi, a senior member of the Former Political Prisoners Society, charged that the detainees were released to reduce pressure from the international community, and said they shouldn’t have been arrested in the first place.

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