Original title: Myanmar police release 1,316 protesters on the eve of traditional festivals Source: CCTV News Client
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According to a notice issued by the Myanmar National Management Committee on October 18, local time, 1,316 protesters who had been sentenced to prison were released, and the prosecutions against 4230 protesters were dropped.
Since February this year, protests and demonstrations have occurred in many places in Myanmar. The Myanmar police previously detained a large number of protesters who used violence in the demonstrations, and subsequently released some protesters.
On the eve of Myanmar’s traditional festival of Lights (October 19-21), the Myanmar police released 1,316 protesters who had been sentenced to prison in accordance with Article 401 of the Criminal Procedure Law, and withdrew the prosecutions against 4,320 protesters .
On the same day, the National Management Committee of Myanmar also announced that it would withdraw the prosecutions against 24 entertainers and 10 “net celebrities” for allegedly violating Article 505A of the Criminal Procedure Law for “incitement”. (Headquarters reporter Gao Jiayi)
(Edited by Zhou Yuhui)
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