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Death sentences for two Burmese students kidnapped in India
May 14, 2006 (DVB) - Two Burmese students kidnapped at Moreh, Manipur, in
northeast India in mid January, were each given the death sentence by a Burmese
court in April, it has emerged.
Maung Maung Oo and Chit Thein Tun were kidnapped by the soldiers of Burma’s
military junta, the State Peace and Development (SPDC) who entered the Indian
territory.
“We heard that Maung Maung Oo and Chit Thein Tun were given the death sentence,”
Thura, the deputy leader of India-based the Burmese Solidarity Organisation
(BSO) told DVB. “The two were detained at Monywa jail at the end of March. After
that, I heard that they were transferred to Mandalay Prison and they were shut
inside isolated cells. They are allowed to see no one. Then, I heard that the
two of them were sentenced to death by hanging.”
Maung Maung Oo and Chit Thein Tun were summarily tried and sentenced without
having the access to legal representatives. They were also severely tortured by
the SPDC military security officers during their detention at the army base in
Tamu. Moreover, Chit Than Tun’s wife Hnin Hnin and their four year old daughter
Ippopo were also detained. Ippopo was released a month later but another couple,
Phoe Zaw and his heavily pregnant wife Aye Myint Mar were arrested for allegedly
abetting the two detainees and sentenced to five years each in Monya Jail. Aye
Myint Mar gave birth inside the prison on 4 April, said Thura.
“As far as I have heard, to this day, the baby is being kept at the prison with
the mother,” said Thura. “We are concerned about the health of the newborn baby.
I heard that the young mother has not been allowed to consume nutritious food
and take medicines.”
The SPDC soldiers illegally entered India and kidnapped Maung Maung Oo and Chit
Thein Tun to show off them as culprits of the explosion at Nanphalon Market in
Tamu Township, Sagaing Division in northwest Burma. But their organisation BDO
denied involvement and insisted that it has never been involved in any terrorist
activity.
Taken From Democratic Voice of Burma ( www.dvb.no)
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GOVERNMENT THREATENS TO DISSOLVE NLD
Burma's military government has threatened to dissolve the opposition National League for Democracy, accusing it of having links to illegal organizations.
Information Minister Kyaw Hsan said Wednesday the government has enough evidence to declare the NLD an unlawful association for its links to what he called "terrorist groups and exiled dissident organizations."
He also said officials have no plans for dialogue with the NLD, headed by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
The NLD last week said it would recognize the military government if it convenes parliament by May 27th.
That date marks the anniversary of Burma's 1990 elections, in which the NLD won a majority of seats in parliament but was not allowed to take power.
