“Shan national leaders, U Nyo Tun and U Sai Hla Aung were shifted Rakhine State”

Sittwe – December 25, 2005: Accordance to firm sources (from Shan national 9 leaders group including U Khon Tun Oo) U Nyo Tun, (56), was sentenced 79 years imprisonment, very recently, he was already shifted from eastern Burma to Buthidaung jail, Rakhine state, western territory Burma, according to that sources.

U Nyo Tun’s own sister Daw Htay Htay Win and her spouse Mr. Myo Swe had started their long journey to meet with her owner brother, under the providing or help of ICRE, from Shan State, eastern side of Burma to Buthidaung jail, western side of Burma through by trains, cars, air and at last by No – 1 Dhinyawadi ship and arrived December 15, 2005.

U Nyo Tun’s case was handled by advocate Daw Ma Aye Nu Sein, a most prominent advocate in Rakhine State, accordance to that source.

From that Shan 9 leaders group, U Sai Hla Aung was also already shifted to Kyauk Pru jail, Rakhine state, Burma, according to that sources.

From that group, including U Sai Nyunt Lwin and others 6 personals Shan leaders were where we couldn’t trace, yet. We, are hunting for that cases and will continue.

U Sai Nyunt Lwin who lived in 9 miles place, Insein township of Rangoon Division, he used to helped in Rakhine people’s general matters such kinds of publishing historical books, and venerable Ven. U Ottama’s pictures were publishing by small amounts, etc, as sources.

Shan national leaders, U Khon Tun Oo, U Sai Hla Aung, U Sai Nyunt Lwin and other 6 personals were charged with sedition cases by SPDC then sentenced long term imprisonment for accusing have been connection with Liberated Shan State group, who are being declared separated Shan State from Burma since few months back.


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NB: This issue was received from Naing Naing (Sittwe), one of 8888 generation, as he told.