The former military junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, has issued a blanket order commuting all death sentences in Myanmar. This move comes after the junta resumed executions following the 2021 coup.

Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar’s junta and last week installed as the country’s civilian president, has issued a blanket order to commute all death sentences. The military junta resumed executions after ousting Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a coup in 2021. Critics say the sitting transition government is merely a civilian rebranding of military rule.