Two more NLD members arrested in Burma
9 August 2004 (DVB) - The authorities of Burma’s military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) at Singu Township in central Burma arrested two National League for Democracy (NLD) members on 5 August.
The two are U Phoe Tint and U Than Lone from Kokekosu Village and they have been evading the arrest since the occurrence of Dipeyin massacre in May 2003.
They were attacked by thugs hired by the local authorities with stones and metal pellets while Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited Singu last year.
The attackers were never charged but four NLD members including the township organising committee members U Sein Tun and U San Maung were given long-term imprisonments.
U Phoe Tint and U Than Lone returned to their village early this year thinking that they are no longer wanted by the authorities. They were transferred to Mandalay Jail on 6 August for a trial on 13 August.[Source]