Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA)

December 17, 2003

Among nine who are in death sentence, one prisoner released

Than Tun, a prisoner among nine who were sentenced to death penalty with accusation of their attempts to kill military leaders, was released recently said a Mon politician in Rangoon.

He also confirmed the families of other prisoners, Nai Yetkha, Nai Shwe Mun and Nai Min Kyi, could also meet their fathers or husbands in the last Sunday.

Those families have several times requested ICRC in Burma for meetings with their husbands or fathers in the prisons, said by the New Mon State Party source. NMSP has also attempted many times for meeting with Nai Yetkha, who is a former NMSP PR member.

NMSP also wrote letters to SPDC leaders, especially the officials from Military Intelligence, to clarify about the trials of their party members, whether it is fair or not. Although they have attempted for the meeting with the party members, but they never get permission.

NMSP also arranges ‘lawyers’ and ‘legal advisor’ to help their party members.

Another source of Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF), Than Tun was released since before the military court decided death sentence to those prisoners.