Myanmar junta says to release over 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty

Myanmar's junta said on Sunday it would release more than 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day.

"The Acting President of the Union of the Republic of Myanmar has pardoned 6,134 male and female prisoners who are serving their terms at respective prisons, detention centres and camps," the junta's National Defence and Security Council said in a statement.