Myanmar`s military government is going to release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country`s Independence Day. But it was not immediately clear if any political detainees would be freed.
The state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday that the government has taken this conclusion as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation.
A MRTV report said the latest amnesty would not include those convicted of murder and rape, or jailed for charges related to explosives, unlawful association, weapons, drugs, natural disaster management and corruption.
"I want to say thank you to some international and regional countries and organisations and individuals who positively cooperated with us... in the midst of all the pressure, criticisms and attacks," Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said in a speech to mark Myanmar`s 75th independence day.
Myanmar has been in chaos since the army took power from Suu Kyi`s government on Feb 1, 2021, detaining her and other officials and responding to pro-democracy protests and dissent with brutal force, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
Meanwhile, Suu Kyi was recently convicted of five counts of corruption and jailed for seven more years. She is being held in a jail in Naypyitaw in solitary confinement and the military insist she has received due process by an independent court.
