Two Democracy League members sentenced to seven year jail
August 22 (BBC) - It has been learned that U Po Too and U Than Lone, NLD (National League for Democracy) members from Singu Township in Mandalay Division, were sentenced to seven years imprisonment each by a court in Mandalay jail today. NLD members U Po Too and U Than Lone from Kokkosu Village and Ywathitgale Village respectively in Singu Township were unjustly arrested for throwing stones.
When Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited Singu last year, thugs hired by the military junta threw stones at the motorcade. Instead of arresting the thugs, the authorities illegally arrested NLD members from Singu Township accused of allegedly throwing stones during the Tabayin incident and handed down the prison terms. Four NLD members including township organizing committee members U Sein Tun and U San Oo Maung were sentenced to long prison terms while U Po Too and U Than Lone absconded.
Earlier this year, when the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council) freed those who were illegally arrested, U Po Too and U Than Lone thought they would not be arrested and returned home. However, family members and local NLD members said the authorities unlawfully detained them on 5 August and sentenced them to long prison terms today.