U Ne Win’s children appeal rejected

DVB ( Aug 15, 2003 )

It is reported that the SPDC’s Supreme Court in Rangoon has today rejected the appeal of four relatives of former Burmese dictator, General Ne Win and upheld the death sentences handed to them for plotting to overthrow the current junta.
As the result of the rejection, the son-in-law of General Ne Win, Aye Zaw Win and his sons Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win and Zwe Ne Win have no legal rights for further appeal, said legal experts, but they still have the right to apply for the pardon from the SPDC’s chairman General Than Shwe and he could still pardon them if it pleases him.

U Aye Zaw Win and his sons were arrested on the 7th of March 2002 and they were all given death penalty on the 26th of September in the same year. The defendants appealed to the Supreme Court and they were rejected thus. The ex-dictator was unable to see the end of the case and died on the 5th of December last year. His daughter, Daw Sandar Win who was kept with him is still kept under house arrest, according to reports from Rangoon.

According to reports received by DVB, apart from death sentences, the four could further face imprisonment for not able to pay their debts. U Aye Zaw Win and an his wife Daw Sandar Win borrowed heavily from Asia Wealth Bank while they were in power to do business but they were arrested before their business projects took off.

They are still unable to repay more than 60,000,000 kyats borrowed from the bank. The bank manger is suing Daw Sandar Win and the trial will begin on the coming Friday at a divisional court in Rangoon.

Source: Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo, in Burmese 1430 gmt 15 Aug 03