Myanmar Junta To Release 5,000 Jailed Anti-Coup Protesters

A total of 5,636 prisoners will be freed to mark the Thadingyut festival later in October.

Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup that ousted the civilian government, the country's junta chief said today.

A total of 5,636 prisoners will be freed to mark the Thadingyut festival later in October, Min Aung Hlaing said, days after he was excluded from a regional summit over his government's commitment to defusing the bloody crisis. 

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