The Burmese government has released a significant number of political prisoners in the latest sign that reformers have seized the initiative. On Wednesday, between 100 and 300 political prisoners were set free as part of an amnesty covering as many as 6,000 inmates. Among them were prominent opposition leaders such as Zarganar, a comedian and commentator jailed in 2008 for criticising the then junta’s disastrous response to Cyclone Nargis.
缅甸政府释放了大量政治犯,这是表明改革派正在掌握主动的最新信号。周三,缅甸政府根据大赦令,释放了多达6000名犯人,其中包括100至300名政治犯。这其中包括喜剧演员、评论人士扎加纳(Zarganar)等知名反对党领导人。2008年,扎加纳因批评缅甸军政府应对热带风暴“纳尔吉斯”(Nargis)的表现极其糟糕而被判入狱。
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