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_Narinjara_News_{Two Burmese
nationals sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in}_Bangladesh_{Cox’sBazar, April 5}_{: District
judge court of Cox’sbazar sentenced 25 years
imprisonment to two Burmese nationals last week.

The two sentenced are Moe Gro,45 and San Hla Aung,36. They are members of Arankan
Army, the armed wing of National United Party of Arakan
(NUPA), fighting for freedom of Arakan.

They were arrested in}_Ramu_Township_{near
the Burma-Bangladesh border area with two A.K 47 automatic assault rifle by Ramu police in 1999 later sent to jail and lodged cases
against them of possessing of illegal arms and for illegal entering}_Bangladesh_{territory.

After 4 years in custody they were sentenced to 25 years prison on last 25}^th_{March.

In the past there were many arrests of Arankan
revolutionaries with arms and ammunitions but
accusation and punishment were not severe like this one.

Sentenced of 25 years imprisonment to the Arakanese
revolutionaries is the highest punishment in the history of}_Bangladesh_{court, said a dweller of bordering area near Cox’sbazar.
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