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Burma's student leader moved to a new jail
June 27, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
Burma's imprisoned student leader Min Ko Naing was recently
moved to a new jail in Arakan State by the Burmese military authorities,
according to sources in Sittwe, capital of the southwestern state of
Burma. Min Ko Naing was shifted from Sittwe prison to Bu Thi Taung
prison, which is close to the Bangladesh border. However, Burmese
military government has not made any official report on this.
In January this year, Mizzima News Group reported deteriorating health
condition of Min Ko Naing in Sittwe prison to the outside world. Quoting
a former political prisoner who was imprisoned in the same jail, Mizzima
News Group said that Min Ko Naing's health condition has been
deteriorating in Sittwe jail and he had to depend on iron bars of the
prison even to walk a few feet.
Soon after the news was released, the Burmese authorities moved the
student leader to Bu Thi Taung prison, which is now under tight control
of military authorities including the Military Intelligence No. 18.
The observers say that the new move will make more difficult for the
international human rights organizations to monitor the situation of
student leader.
Min Ko Naing was the Chairman of the underground All Burma Federation of
Student Unions (ABSFU), which plays a vital role in the struggle against
the military dictatorship in Burma.
He was arrested on 24 March 1989 by the military government and
sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, later reduced to 10 years, for his
anti-government activities. According to his prison sentence, he should
have been released in March 1999, but he remains detained.
Recognizing him as a prisoner of conscience detained solely for his
leadership of a student movement, the Amnesty International appealed the
Burmese junta in April this year for his immediate and unconditional
release.
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<center><b><font color="#3366FF"><font size=+2>Burma's student leader moved
to a new jail</font></font></b></center>
<p><i><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>June 27, 2001</font></font></i>
<br><i><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font></i>
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Burma's imprisoned student leader Min Ko Naing was recently moved to a
new jail in Arakan State by the Burmese military authorities, according
to sources in Sittwe, capital of the southwestern state of Burma. Min Ko
Naing was shifted from Sittwe prison to Bu Thi Taung prison, which is close
to the Bangladesh border. However, Burmese military government has not
made any official report on this.</font>
<p><font size=+1>In January this year, Mizzima News Group reported deteriorating
health condition of Min Ko Naing in Sittwe prison to the outside world.
Quoting a former political prisoner who was imprisoned in the same jail,
Mizzima News Group said that Min Ko Naing's health condition has been deteriorating
in Sittwe jail and he had to depend on iron bars of the prison even to
walk a few feet.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Soon after the news was released, the Burmese authorities
moved the student leader to Bu Thi Taung prison, which is now under tight
control of military authorities including the Military Intelligence No.
18.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The observers say that the new move will make more difficult
for the international human rights organizations to monitor the situation
of student leader.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Min Ko Naing was the Chairman of the underground All Burma
Federation of Student Unions (ABSFU), which plays a vital role in the struggle
against the military dictatorship in Burma.</font>
<p><font size=+1>He was arrested on 24 March 1989 by the military government
and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, later reduced to 10 years, for
his anti-government activities. According to his prison sentence, he should
have been released in March 1999, but he remains detained.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Recognizing him as a prisoner of conscience detained solely
for his leadership of a student movement, the Amnesty International appealed
the Burmese junta in April this year for his immediate and unconditional
release.</font>
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