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Relatives wait outside Insein Prison for the release of prisoners as part of an amnesty to mark the Myanmar New Year in Yangon on April 17. (AFP)

Pardons are a political tool in the hands of the regime

Since the coup, Min Aung Hlaing has wielded laws as weapons to enable the arbitrary arrest of tens of thousands of people opposing his rule, while using mass amnesties as a tool for political gain.

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