Myanmar authorities have freed several students detained after a bloody protest, but others involved in the stand-off over a new education law will face charges including disrupting stability, which carries a two-year prison term.
One released student said Thursday that five students have been freed and about 20 more are expected to be released. Government announced Wednesday that students who are currently in university will be freed on humanitarian grounds, while 10 Buddhist monks detained after a police crackdown on the protest in Letpadan have been released.
Nearly 130 people including about 60 students were detained Tuesday after hundreds of riot police charged their protest, pummelling them with batons and then dragging them into trucks, bringing a harsh end to a weeklong standoff.
