Myanmar self-appointed President Min Aung Hlaing says prisoners will be granted amnesty

By Admin 10 Apr 2026

DMG Newsroom

10 April 2026, Nay Pyi Taw

U Min Aung Hlaing, acting as President, has stated that amnesties will be considered and implemented to support national reconciliation and peace.

He made the remarks in his first speech after taking the presidential oath of office at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session held on Friday.

“To support social welfare, reconciliation, justice, and peace, as well as national development, the government will consider and grant appropriate amnesties,” he said.

The self-appointed President stated that efforts will be made to establish a Union based on democracy and federalism.

He added that points agreed upon in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement and constitutional amendment points agreed between ethnic armed organizations that have signed the NCA and political party groups will be submitted to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw for discussion.

The junta chief said the new government will work toward strengthening the multi-party democratic system, building a Union based on democracy and federalism, ensuring national development, and improving the socio-economic lives of the people.

The regime’s new government under coup leader Min Aung Hlaing, formed following the election, consists mostly of former military officers, with minimal civilian participation.

Politicians say that although the new government is trying to present itself as elected by the people, it is fundamentally composed of former military generals with few civilians, making it likely to become a puppet government under the will of the coup leader.

U Myo Kyaw, a veteran politician in Arakan State, said, “They [Min Aung Hlaing and his associates] want to portray themselves as a democratic government chosen by the people, but their core background is the military circle. To achieve this, even before the sham election, there were those who removed their uniforms and were sent to join parties to stand for election.”

He continued, “Out of 30 ministerial candidates, 21 are from the military, and those said to be from the civilian side are also their associates and people who have served their interests for many years. In other words, this is not a government elected by the people, but a puppet government that must act according to the will of Min Aung Hlaing.”

Observers say the inclusion of former military officers in the new government reaches up to 75 percent, and even the civilian ministers are mostly those who have served the regime since the 2021 military coup.

Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power from the NLD government by force in 2021, took the presidency for himself and was sworn in at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on the morning of April 10.