Myanmar Private Hospitals Association Statement

Myanmar Medical Council Statement

1. On the occasion of the Myanmar New Year, the 9th Waxing of Tagu 1386 ME (17 April 2024), the Chairman of the State Administration Council aiming to bring about peace of mind to the public and social consideration and seeking to foster the affection and goodwill of the State, issued State Administration Council Order No 29/2024, which granted remission of one-sixth of the remaining sentences to be served under Section 401 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure except specified offences for prisoners incarcerated in respective prisons, jails, and camps under existing laws. According to Order No 30/2024, a total of 3,303 prisoners serving sentences in respective prisons, jails, and camps were conditionally pardoned under Article 401 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

The State Administration Council Chairman has remitted the punishment of 13 Indonesians and 15 Sri Lankans from the respective prisons, jails and camps, upon the condition to serve the new punishment together with the remaining punishment to which he was sentenced this time if more offence is committed” under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 401 (1), in commemoration of Myanmar new year, on bilateral relation of countries and humanitarian grounds, and they are expelled from Myanmar.

The State Administration Council Chairman has remitted the punishment of eight foreign prisoners from the respective prisons, jails and camps, upon the conditions’ to serve the new punishment together with the remaining punishment to which he was sentenced this time if more offence is committed” under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 401 (1), in commemoration of Myanmar new year, on bilateral relation of countries and humanitarian grounds, and they are expelled from Myanmar.

The State Administration Council Chairman has pardoned 3,303 male and female prisoners who are serving their terms at respective prisons, jails and camps under the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 401 (1) on the condition that “they will have to serve the new punishment together with the remaining punishment to which they were sentenced this time if more offence is committed”, in commemorating Myanmar new year, on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.

In commemoration of Myanmar New Year, on humanitarian and compassionate grounds as well as on the goodwill of the government, the State Administration Council Chairman has remitted the punishment of prisoners from their respective prisons, jails and camps, reducing one-sixth of the sentence they are serving as per the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 401 (1) except those convicted of murder and rape or jailed for charges under Explosives Act, Unlawful Association Act, 1878 Arms Act Section 19 (f), 1949 The Arms (Emergency Penalty held) Act (temporary), 1951 Arms (Temporary Amendment) Act, 1924 Shan State Arms Order, 2023 Weapons Law, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, Natural Disaster Management Law, Counter-Terrorism Law and Anti-Corruption Law before 17 April 2024.

Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council (Notification No 64/2024)

Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council (Notification No 63/2024)

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