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EXTERNAL  AI Index: ASA 16/26/97

EXTRA 134/97   Health concern / Prisoners of conscience      9 October 1997

MYANMAR        U Cho Aung Than
            Dr Aung Khin Sint, medical doctor
            U Win Tin, aged 67, writer


Three prisoners of conscience, all in their 60s, have been transferred to
hospital where the condition of at least one of them is feared to be
critical.  Amnesty International, which learned of the transfers on 9
October 1997, is concerned that the three be given all the medical
attention they need, and that they not be returned to prison under any
circumstances.

U Cho Aung Than, Dr Aung Khin Sint, and U Win Tin, all activists with the
National League for Democracy (NLD, the leading opposition political
party), were transferred to the Yangon General Hospital from Insein Jail,
Myanmar?s largest prison, where hundreds of political prisoners are serving
sentences.  Although Dr Aung Khin Sint and U Win Tin are no longer believed
to be in critical condition, it is feared that U Cho Aung Than?s condition
remains very serious.

U Cho Aung Than, NLD leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi?s cousin and former
assistant, was arrested in June 1997 for allegedly passing funds to NLD
members from foreign nationals. In August he was sentenced along with his
sister and her husband to 10 years? imprisonment. Before his arrest he was
in poor health.

Dr Aung Khin Sint, a medical doctor and NLD member of parliament-elect, was
arrested in August 1993 and sentenced to 20 years? imprisonment. He was
released in February 1995, but was rearrested in July 1996 and is believed
to be serving the remainder of his sentence.

U Win Tin, one of the original NLD members and a prominent writer, was
arrested in July 1989.  Since then he has been sentenced three times to a
total of 19 years? imprisonment.  In November 1995 he was forced to stay in
a tiny military dog cell along with 28 other political prisoners.  Two of
these prisoners, both NLD activists, have subsequently died in custody. The
67-year-old U Win Tin is suffering from a heart condition, acute
inflammation of the vertebrae, and is in need of dental treatment.

Prison conditions in Myanmar are characterized by overcrowding, and a lack
of adequate food, sanitation, and medical care. Unhealthy prison conditions
and inadequate and delayed medical treatment have contributed to deaths in
custody of political prisoners.

Over 1,000 political prisoners remain in jails throughout Myanmar. The
State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC, Myanmar?s military
authorities) continues to arrest and detain anyone who opposes their
repressive policies, particularly NLD members.  Although the SLORC allowed
an NLD congress to take place in September 1997, on four previous occasions
in the last 18 months they arrested hundreds of people who attempted to
attend NLD meetings.  The SLORC also continues to prevent the NLD from
addressing public gatherings.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send telegrams/telexes/faxes/express/airmail
letters in English or your own language:
- urging that U Cho Aung Than, Dr Aung Khin Sint and U Win Tin be granted
full medical care and complete access to their families while in hospital;
- urging that they not be returned to prison, but released immediately and
unconditionally as prisoners of conscience.
APPEALS TO:

Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt, Secretary 1
State Law and Order Restoration Council
c/o Director of Defence Services Intelligence (DDSI)
Ministry of Defence, Signal Pagoda Road
Dagon Post Office
Yangon
Union of Myanmar
Telegrams: General Khin Nyunt, Yangon, Myanmar
Telexes: 21316
Faxes: +95 1 229 50
Salutation: Dear General

General Than Shwe, Chairman
State Law and Order Restoration Council
c/o Director of Defence Services Intelligence (DDSI)
Ministry of Defence, Signal Pagoda Road
Dagon Post Office
Yangon
Union of Myanmar
Telegrams: General Than Shwe, Yangon, Myanmar
Telexes: 21316
Salutation: Dear General

COPIES TO: diplomatic representatives of MYANMAR accredited to your
country.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Check with the International Secretariat,
or your section office, if sending appeals after 10 November 1997.

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