Activists hope Parliament, which hosts 124 MPs who are former political prisoners, will define the contentious term to enable reconciliation.
Tun Kyi from the Federation of Political Prisoners Society said: “Previous governments did not recognise political offences or prisoners. We want Parliament to promulgate a law defining the term ‘political prisoner’ and ‘political offence’. We will continue urging for that.”
On June 2, Pe Than, Lower House MP for Myebon In Rakhine State, asked whether the terms were going to be defined. The deputy minister from the military-controlled Home Affairs Ministry said no. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
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