According to reports on Wednesday, Myanmar’s military authorities plan to release about 2,000 people from prisons across the country because state television said the generals are dropping charges against actors and other celebrities who participated in anti-coup protests.

Warden Zozo told Reuters that at least 700 prisoners in Yangon Yongsheng Prison will be released.

However, the warden refused to specify who would be released from the country’s huge prison complex, and some of those who participated in the mass demonstrations have been taken away.

Rumors began to spread on Saturday that the prisoners would be released because the families of some detainees gathered outside the prison. On Wednesday morning, hundreds of people were already waiting outside the prison, expecting some prisoners to be released.

In April, Military rulers ordered the release of more than 23,000 prisoners in prisons across the country Under the New Year’s Amnesty, although few people arrested after the February 1 coup were included.

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A day ago, the country’s military government dropped the charges against 24 celebrities declared wanted, who were wanted for dissatisfaction with citizens who incited them to participate in mass gatherings and opposed the general’s seizure of power.

Actors, athletes, social media influencers, doctors and teachers have been listed as hundreds of people wanted by the opposition The army that seized power from the democratically elected government of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Some of the 120 most wanted celebrities include singers Lin Lin and Chit Thu Wai, actors Phway Phway, Eaindra Kyaw Zin and Pyay Ti Oo, and model May Myat Noe. Paing Takhon, a well-known actor and model in Myanmar and Thailand, was arrested in April, while actor Pyay Ti Oo and his wife Eaindra Kyaw Zin surrendered to the police.

The military-run TV channel Myawaddy stated that the charges against 24 people have been dropped because their involvement was the result of “external factors.”

Since taking power, the military has struggled to cope with daily protests and strikes that paralyzed official and private companies. Local rebellions have also increased.

According to the Political Prisoner Aid Association, which monitors the situation, arrest warrants have been issued against nearly 2,000 people since the coup. It said that more than 5,200 people are currently in detention.

‘Keep unity’

At the same time, her legal team said that the judge who tried Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday rejected a motion to dismiss the core evidence of the case, which could lead her to jail for up to two years for incitement.

The 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner has been detained since February 1.

She was charged with a range of crimes, from bribery and violating coronavirus rules to illegally possessing two-way radios and inciting crimes against the country – allegations her lawyer denied.

Khin Maung Zaw, the head of her legal team, told Reuters that the prosecutor presented evidence that he considered unacceptable, but the judge allowed it.

The evidence includes what the prosecutors say was letters sent by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party a few days after the coup, which were widely shared on social media.

Since the military coup on February 1, Aung San Suu Kyi sitting on the left and several senior civilian officials have been detained [File: MRTV via Reuters TV]

One person urged the embassy not to recognize the military government. In the documents mentioned by Chin Maung Joo, Aung San Suu Kyi and her co-defendants did not sign, to remove President Win Min and former Nayby City Mayor Myo Aung.

“There is no sign on the file. They extracted the file from the Internet,” he said.

“They didn’t include how they extracted the files, what technology they used to extract the files… They just filed it in court. That’s why we objected.”

Aung San Suu Kyi communicates with the public through her lawyer.

Min Min Soe, a member of the legal team, told reporters that she had urged people to “please stay united. Please unite.”

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Min Min Soe also said that Aung San Suu Kyi heard testimony on Tuesday that she ignored the coronavirus restrictions in the November election and that her National League for Democracy (NLD) party won by an overwhelming advantage.

In an interview with Russian Satellite News Agency published on Monday, General Min Aung Lai Said that Aung San Suu Kyi’s fate is not in his hands.

“I am not a judge. I cannot say what will happen. I cannot give any orders on what to do with her,” he was quoted as saying.

“The judge will handle the matter in accordance with the law, and then the judge will decide what will happen to her according to the requirements of the law.”

As of Wednesday, some protests continued across the country, demanding the end of military rule and the release of detained activists and opposition leaders.