Khin U Township NLD members sent to jail

Tun Naing (Mizzima News)

July 17, 2003: As part of the junta's recent wave of arrests of NLD members in the wake of the brutal crackdown at Depeyin, two NLD members from Khin U Township were arrested again the last week, according to close relatives of the victims.

NLD members Ko Myo Aung and U Tin Myint from Khin U Township, Sagaing Division, were convicted to two and three years imprisonment respectively by the Township court and sent to Shwe Bo prison.

Ko Myo Aung is a ex-member of Student Union and an NLD organizer. He was arrested by military intelligence because a one-dollar banknote was found in his shirt.

U Tin Myint is an executive member of the Township NLD in Khin U and a villager from Kuan Thaing village. He was arrested by military intelligence when some political documents were found in his house.

Dr. Win Tin, an NLD member of NLD who had co-organised Aung San Suu Kyi's trip from Khin U Township was arrested in the Dipeyin crack-down.