NLD-LA (Youth) 's statement on the

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Subject: NLD-LA (Youth) 's statement on the death of U Tin Shwe

Press Release

10th June 1997

U Tin Shwe(Monywa), a 67-year-old, member of Central Committee of the
National League for Democracy (NLD) and In-charge of Mandalay Division of
Organizing Committee of the NLD, had been imprisoned by military government
since 1990, died of heart disease at Rangoon General Hospital on June 8,
(Sunday) 1997.

After the SLORC tookover power in 1988, U Tin Shwe (Also known as Monwya Tin
Shwe) was among the members of NLD professional group led by Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi as well as one of the founding members of the NLD. He was arrested
in 1990 for allegedly attending a secret meeting in Mandalay aiming to form
the parallel government and persuading others to attend. He was  a member of
Central Committee of NLD and In-charge of Mandalay Division Organizing
Committee of NLD when he was arrested.

Early this year, U Hla Than, an elected NLD's MP from Coco Island
constituency of heart disease due to the insufficient medical care during
his long imprisonment. These untimely deaths of the political prisoners
raise that the lives of the remaining prisoiners under SLORC's detention
must be concerned.




						   News & Informmation Department
National League for Democracy-Liberated Area(Youth)