Kuala Lampur, April 17 --  

YANGON, April 17 - Myanmar's former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 coup, was pardoned today of his convictions during the post-putsch period of military rule, a statement said.

Win Myint served as president starting in 2018, with Myanmar in the midst of a decade-long experiment with civilian rule that was abruptly halted by the coup.

While he occupied the top spot, it functioned as a ceremonial role following the lead of de facto government head Aung San Suu Kyi, who was barred from holding the presidency under a military-drafted constitution.

Suu Kyi, the octogenarian Nobel Peace Prize laureate, remains detained, serving a 27-year sentence rights groups decry as politically motivated....