The Myanmar government on Thursday granted amnesty to 3,937 prisoners charged by former National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), state-run Radio Myanmar reported Thursday night.

The detention of the prisoners by the former NIB was consideredas improper after reassessment, an announcement of the Myanmar State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) said.

These prisoners will be released from respective prisons throughout the country, the announcement added.

The SPDC promulgated a law on Oct. 22 dissolving the former NIBthree days after it carried out a major cabinet reshuffle on Oct. 19, in which former prime minister General Khin Nyunt, who had been military intelligence chief for nearly two decades, was removed.

The amnesty was the first political move by the government since the cabinet shake-up.

Khin Nyunt, as well as his family, was openly charged with involvement in major bribery and corruption cases, violation of the army discipline and commitment of certain acts which are not legal.

Meanwhile, the government has also been investigating into cases which the former NIB had handled, including a number of major economic offences.

Source: Xinhua