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Politicians given long imprisonment for ?inciting riots? in Arakan State

April 30, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)

A township court in western Burma has sentenced heavy jail-terms for
seven political activists allegedly involved in ?inciting the riots?
which broke out in February this year. The seven Arakanese politicians
were sentenced from seven to twelve year-imprisonment by the Sittwe
township court in Arakan State recently.

The sentences against the politicians were delivered by the court
between last week of March and first week of April and the accused
persons have filed petition at the District court appealing for
dismissal of the township court order.

The accused persons include U Tha Tun Aung, U San Shwe Oo, U Lone Chaw
who are residents of Sittwe, capital of Arakan State. They actively
participated in the 1988 pro-democracy uprising in Burma. They were
arrested by the military when it took over power in September 1988 and
had been imprisoned for eight to nine years for participating in the
uprising.

Although they had been staying away from any political activities after
their release, the Burmese military intelligence No. 10 in Sittwe
arrested them of ?inciting? the racial clashes. At least two Buddhist
monks were killed and more than 60 houses of Muslims were burnt down in
the racial clashes which broke out on 4th February in Sittwe of Arakan
State, bordering with Bangladesh.

An exiled Arakanese group, the National United Party of Arakan, has
stated that these racial riots were the work of military junta itself
and accused the junta of trying to ?sidetrack the deteriorating law and
order situation, economy and the worsening political crisis in Burma by
stirring up the communal violence in Arakan State?.



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<center><b><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+2>Politicians given long imprisonment
for ?inciting riots? in Arakan State</font></font></b></center>

<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>April 30, 2001</font></font>
<br><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group (<a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>www.mizzima.com</a>)</font></font>
<p><font size=+1>A township court in western Burma has sentenced heavy
jail-terms for seven political activists allegedly involved in ?inciting
the riots? which broke out in February this year. The seven Arakanese politicians
were sentenced from seven to twelve year-imprisonment by the Sittwe township
court in Arakan State recently.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The sentences against the politicians were delivered by
the court between last week of March and first week of April and the accused
persons have filed petition at the District court appealing for dismissal
of the township court order.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The accused persons include U Tha Tun Aung, U San Shwe
Oo, U Lone Chaw who are residents of Sittwe, capital of Arakan State. They
actively participated in the 1988 pro-democracy uprising in Burma. They
were arrested by the military when it took over power in September 1988
and had been imprisoned for eight to nine years for participating in the
uprising.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Although they had been staying away from any political
activities after their release, the Burmese military intelligence No. 10
in Sittwe arrested them of ?inciting? the racial clashes. At least two
Buddhist monks were killed and more than 60 houses of Muslims were burnt
down in the racial clashes which broke out on 4th February in Sittwe of
Arakan State, bordering with Bangladesh.</font>
<p><font size=+1>An exiled Arakanese group, the National United Party of
Arakan, has stated that these racial riots were the work of military junta
itself and accused the junta of trying to ?sidetrack the deteriorating
law and order situation, economy and the worsening political crisis in
Burma by stirring up the communal violence in Arakan State?.</font>
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