The media in Myanmar reported today, Thursday, that the country, which the army rules, is scheduled to release four foreigners in the context of a mass amnesty on the occasion of the national victory day in the country.
Irawadi News said that Australian economist Sean Turnil and former British Ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband Ko Hinin Lin, as well as Japanese director Toro Kobota, are among those who will be released from prison.
There was no confirmation of information at first.
Turnil, a former adviser to the deposed Prime Minister On San Suu Qi, was arrested shortly after the military coup in February 2021. In September, he was sentenced to three years in prison for violating the official secrets law and the migration law in the country.
Bowman and her husband were sentenced to one year in early September, while Copota was sentenced to 10 years in prison for inciting sedition and violations of communications and immigration laws.
Myanmar has witnessed political turmoil since the coup. The army launches a violent campaign against the pro -democracy and civil society protests at a time when it seeks to crush the armed resistance by the anti -military militias throughout the country..
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