Myanmar Junta Pardons Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Ex-President Win Myint after Postponing Polls

Aug 1, 2023 | Myanmar’s military junta issued a partial pardon for the country’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on August 1, 2023. The junta’s governing body dropped five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted and cut her 33-year jail term by six years. Ex-president Win Myint also had his sentence reduced by four years. But both will reportedly remain in detention.