Breaking News – for immediate release
22 February 2009
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) can confirm that 19 political prisoners have been released from various prisons in Burma today.
Yesterday the ruling military regime announced that it would release 6,313 prisoners from 21 February.
The list of released:
Myintkyina prison
1. Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, Member of Parliament from the National
League for Democracy party, was released from Myitkyina Prison. He
has been in jail since 1991.
2. U Pe Sein, Township organizer, Mohnyin, Kachin State.
3. U Naw Naw
Insein prison
4. U Kaythara (a) U Kyaw Min Thet
5. U Ingura (a) U Aye Tun Thar
6. U Thireina (a) U Kyaw Moe
7. U Marlaina (a) U Min Zaw Aung
8. U Ardatesa (a) U Aung Ko
9. U Takekanateya (a) U Maung Zaw
10. U Damitika (a) U Tun Tun
11. U Tun Zaw Htay (a) Tun Tun
12. U Khaing Ba Myint
13. U Soe
14. U Nandathiri (a) U Htay Ye Tun
15. U Sandima (a) U Zaw Min Htet
16. Ma Hmwe (a) Ma Kyin Haw
17. Ma Khin Khin Leah
18. U Tin Hlaing
19. U Thet Wai
-ENDS-
AAPP
Photo by Shwe Nanda
Some Photos of prisoners release (in front of Insein Prision)
Some Photos of prisoners release (in front of Insein Prision)
U Win Tin (NLD) was waiting in front of the Insein Prison.
Photos of some Political prisoners released that day.
From ;nicknayman.worldpress.com
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