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Myanmar's expected release of more than 5,700 prisoners is expected to include the U.K.'s former envoy to the Asian country, an Australian economist and a Japanese filmmaker, according to state media.

Vickie Bowman and her husband were detained for sending information to an activist group and others opposed to military rule, a senior military official said.

Her supporters and independent legal experts consider her prosecution an unjust move to discredit Suu Kyi and legitimize the military's 2021 seizure of power.

The case is among many brought against the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate since the army seized power on Feb. 1.

The Nobel laureate's handling of the Rohingya Muslim crisis in Myanmar led to the museum's decision.

President Obama issued the executive order on Friday, saying he made the decision in light of political reforms in the Southeast Asian nation.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy party, is confident of her party's victory in the historic election.