THE government has granted amnesty to 5,864 local prisoners and 180 foreign prisoners from prisons across the nation in commemoration of the 77th Independence Day and on humanitarian grounds.

Yangon Region Minister for Security and Border Affairs Colonel Win Tint and Regional Police Force Commander Police Brig-Gen Sein Lwin delivered speeches to 1,009 inmates at the gymnasium of Insein Prison yesterday morning.

The State Administration Council has released 1,009 prisoners from Insein Prison, including nine foreigners, 24 Bengali prisoners, 768 male prisoners, and 208 female prisoners.

The released prisoners were sent to relevant districts in the Yangon Region by YBS buses yesterday afternoon.

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