緬甸釋放46名囚犯

Burmese state media say 46 prisoners have been freed as part of a general amnesty aimed at promoting "national unity."

The state-run New Light of Myanmar says 37 men and nine women were freed Tuesday, under an order by President Thein Sein. It also says 34 foreign prisoners were deported.

But, it does not mention whether those released were among the hundreds of political prisoners still jailed by Burma's military-backed government.

Burma has released hundreds of political prisoners since a nominally civilian government came to power last year.

In response, many Western governments have begun relaxing sanctions against Burma. But the unconditional release of all remaining political prisoners remains a key condition for many to fully restore ties with Burma.緬甸國家媒體說，當局釋放了46名囚犯，以此作爲促進“民族團結”的特赦的組成部分。

官方媒體緬甸新光報說，遵照吳登盛總統的政令，37名男子和九名女子星期二獲釋。報道還說，34名外國犯人被遞解出境。

但是，緬甸新光報在報道中沒有說明這些獲釋犯人中是否包括政治犯。目前緬甸當局還關押着數百名政治犯。

自從名義上的緬甸文官政府去年執政以來，已有數百名政治犯獲釋。

作爲對緬甸實行改革措施的迴應，西方國家開始放鬆對緬甸的制裁。但很多西方國家仍然把無條件釋放所有政治犯作爲與緬甸全面恢復關係的關鍵條件。