[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index
][Thread Index
]
Assistance to political prisoners s
Subject: Assistance to political prisoners seized
_____________________________________________________________________________
ALL BURMA STUDENTS' DEMOCRATIC FRONT
_____________________________________________________________________________
PRESS RELEASE
--------------
Date: September 15, 1995
Regarding the Aung San Suu Kyi's assistance to the political prisoners last
month, a Rangoon resident said that all assistance to the political prisoners
contributed by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi were seized by the prison authorities at
the prisons according to the order from the superior. It was first allowed by
the Col. Kyaw Win, Deputy military Intelligent chief of the Slorc, who passed
the oral message of Gen. Than Swe for unconditional release of Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi on July 10 and frequently visited her residence since then, he added.
She provided the assistance to the poor family members of the political
prisoners, particularly, 5000 kyat each to the family members of the political
prisoners who died in the prisons while serving their sentences.
Family members of the following three prisoners have been well received the
assistance, he confirmed.
NAME CHARGED BY THE SLORC DIED
1. U Tin Maung Win Action was taken against him on 21.11.90 18.1.91
51 years under section 212(l) and 124 of the penal Insein Prison
MP of NLD code for his involvement in attempting to
form a parallel government
2. U Thaw Ka sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on 11.6.91
62 years 5.11.98 under section 5(a) and (b) of Insein Prison
Former Major in the 1950 emergency act provisions Act
Burma Navy and for organizing and exhorting the Tatmadaw
famous author personnel from the Navy to dissociate
from the combined armed forces.
3. U Maung Ko A member of the NLD HQs. Detained for his 9.11.90
50 years involvement in attempting to form a Insein prison
parallel government.
OTHERS DIED IN THE PRISONS (SLORC presentation to UN special rapporteur Mr.
Yozo Yokota in November, 1994)
1. U Zaw Ti Ka sentenced to three years imprisonment 18.11.92
60 years on Feb 8 under section 5(j) of the 1950 Insein Prison
Buddhist Monk emergency act and under section 295 of hospital
the penal code for involvement
in a strike organized by the monks
2. Khin Maung Myint sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on 16.2.93
64 years 6.11.89 under section(5) of the 1950
Emergency Act and section 17 of the 1908
Unlawful Association Act involvement in
the under ground movement of the BCP
3. Kyaw Myo Thant A member of DPNS sentenced to one years 20.5.90
(a) Japan Gyi imprisonment under section 505(b) of the Maubin prison
25 years penal Code on 7.11.89 for distributing
illegal leaflets
4. Sow Win sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on 3.5.91
72 years 6.11.89 under section 5(j) of the 1950 Insein Prison
Emergency Act and section 17 of the 1908 hospital
unlawful Association Act for involvement
in the underground movement of BCP.
5. Nyo Win Charged on 18.7.89 under section 19(a) of 8.3.91
58 years the Unlawful Association Act for circulating Insein
disinformation and distributing illegal prison
leaflets.
6. Khin Maung Sentenced on 2.11.89 to five years 7.3.90
(a) Bo Set Yaung imprisonment under section 5 (j) of the 1950 Insein
Emergency Act and section 17 of the 1908 Prison
Unlawful Association Act for involvement in hospital
the underground movement of BCP.
7. Man Dar Weit Sentenced to eight years imprisonment on 12.7.92
55 years 27.11.89 under section 17(2) of the 1908
Unlawful Association for seeking assistance
from KNU insurgents
8. Mohammed Ilyas Detained for having laid explosive mines 23.6.92
(a) Maung Nyo near the Golf club at Maung Daw Maung Daw jail
OTHERS NOT PRESENTED BY THE SLORC AT MR. YOZO YOKOTA'S VISIT
1. U Sein Win lived in Thone Khwa township in Rangoon January, 1991
54 years
2. U Thar Htun A well-known history expert in Araken and August, 1990
82 years a member of ALD(Arakan League for Democracy)
was arrested on 7.5.90 and sentenced to
three years Imprisonment under section 5 (j)
of the 1950 emergency act
3. Ko Kyaw Win arrested in June, 1989 and was detained early, 1990
30 years without trial and sentence Mandalay
Prison
4. Ko Than Win a member of NLD at Maubin township was
arrested and detained at Tharyawadi Unknown
5. U David arrested in 1988 2.8.92
58 years
6. U Aye Lwin sentenced to death penalty under fighting December,92
38 years against the Thin Gan Kyun police station Insein Prison
7. Maung Aing Ko Workers Collegue Union 13.10.93
31 years Tha Yet
prison
9. Ko Soe Htay a member of NLD was arrested on 12.4.91 16.4.91
19 years
10.Ko Kyaw Soe arrested in January, 1989 two day
22 years after the arrest
11.Ko Zaw Win Htun university student was arrested on 2.10.88 30.12.89
21 years (4th year, Physics)
12. Ko Ne Win Aung fled to Thai border and returned Burma a few days
22 years in 1988 under Slorc amnesty and arrested after the
a few days later in Rangoon arrest in
Insein Prison
13. Ko Hernit A Muslim fled to Thai border and returned In sein
21 years under the Slorc's amnesty was arrested Prison
14. Ko Aung Moe Fled to Thai border and returned under a few day
Slorc's amnesty and arrested after
the arrest
in Insein
prison
Information Department
ALL BURMA STUDENT'S DEMOCRATIC FRONT
8888 camps
______________________________________________________________________________
for more information Please contact: Zaw Min_Joint Secretary of
Foreign Affairs of the ABSDF
E,mail: lurie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
______________________________________________________________________________