Burma sentences 11 activists to pri

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Subject: Burma sentences 11 activists to prison terms by IF THEY WANT TO ACT

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	The mane of the act 11 activists are sentenced by is 
	"IF THEY WANT TO ACT" [they => Slorc ]


	*** Burma sentences 11 activists to prison terms ***
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	RANGOON, Aug 21 (Reuter) - Burma's military government has
	sentenced a total of 11 democracy activists to seven-year prison
	terms, sources in Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for
	Democracy (NLD) said on Wednesday.
    	The military government never announces sentences
	imposed on dissidents but reports that three activists had been
	sentenced to prison terms, including Suu Kyi's personal
	assistant Win Htein, filtered out earlier this week.
    	
	The NLD sources said on Wednesday that eight other activists
	were sentenced to prison terms at the same time.
    	As well as Win Htein, the 11 comprised one Buddhist monk, a
	woman and eight other men.

    	'There were a total of 11 sentenced,' an NLD source at Suu
	Kyi's house told Reuters. The source said all 11 were sentenced
	last week and were being held at Insein prison.
    
	Win Htein and two of the others NLD members were charged
	with 'taking part in a video conspiracy fabricating the poor
	situation of the farmers', NLD sources said on Tuesday.
    	Apart from Win Htein the names of the others were not
	immediately available nor was it known under what laws they were
	sentenced, but NLD sources said it was likely under a sweeping
	Emergency Powers Act.
	
    	### 'They say they violated section 5G. If they want to act mean
	     it's always 5G,' the NLD official at Suu Kyi's house said.

    	The 11 were among more than 250 NLD members arrested by the
	ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) in a
	crackdown on democracy politicians ahead of a May 26 party
	congress at Suu Kyi's house.

    	Aye Win, a relative and personal assistant to NLD leader Suu
	Kyi, was arrested in the crackdown. His family told Reuters on
	Tuesday he had not yet been sentenced.

	Most of the NLD politicians arrested by the SLORC were
	released after the May 26-28 party meeting took place. The
	government said at the time the arrests were made to prevent
	anarchy arising as a result of the meeting.
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