BREAKING NEWS of AAPP

BREAKING NEWS
Date: September 23, 2008


"I will keep fighting until the emergence of democracy in this country," he told reporters outside a friend's house. He was still wearing his light-blue prison clothes" U Win Tin said to Reuter after his release.

Military regime granted amnesty for 9002 prisoners on Today newspaper but we could confirm that very few political prisoners were included until 5:30 pm. They are:
(1) U Win Tin From Insein Prison – who is a famous journalist
(2) Dr.May Win Myint from Insein Prison – who is also MP
(3) U Aung Soe Myint from Thayet prison – who is also MP
(4) U Khin Maung Swe from LaShow prison – who is also an MP
(5) Win Htain – From Kathar prison – who is an personal Assistance to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
(6) Dr.Than Nyein – From Prome prison – who is also an MP

U Win Tin, 78 was arrested on July 4, 1989, He had been in prison for over 19 years.
Dr. Than Nyein, 72 and Dr.May Win Myint, 59 were arrested in September 1997. They were given 7 years imprisonment. They completer their imprisonment in 2004 but they were arrested again under state protection act " Article 10/a. Both of them had been in prison for almost 11 years.
U Khin Maung Swe, 67 was arrested in August 1994. He was given 7 years imprisonment. Even though he was released its 7 years imprisonment in 2001, he had to continue his imprisonment until today. He had been in prison for over 14 years.
U Win Htein, 67 was arrested on May 21, 1996. He had been in prison for over 12 years.
U Aung Soe Myint, 57, was arrested on August 31, 2003. He had been in prison for over 5 years.,

NOTES: Today, 40 prisoners were released from Thayet prison but one political prisoner was included.

80 prisoners were released from Myitkyinar prison but no political was included.

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