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Myanmar to release political prisoners before power transfer

YANGON, Jan 22 (Reuters) Myanmar's outgoing administration of President Thein Sein will free about 15 political prisoners today, and may release scores more, an official from the President's Office and activists from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners told Reuters.
The release comes days before Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) is due to form the government following its landslide victory in the November 8 election and an appeal by the United States to release political prisoners.
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