U Kyaw Lin v. Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (English, Burmese မြန်မာဘာသာ)

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"...The charges against the appellant U Kyaw Lin in regards to the U Thant funeral incident are that he was in violation of Penal Code section 143 to the extent that the defendants defied an order of the Rangoon Municipality in gathering with the common object of jointly upsetting law and order as participants in an unlawful assembly; in violation of Penal Code section 447 as this crowd invaded and occupied the Rangoon University campus and Convocation Hall without relevant authorization and starting in the schoolrooms of the buildings held meetings and conducted a host of activities; and, in violation of Penal Code sections 124(A)/149 as some students and some members of the monkhood gave anti-government speeches at the Convocation Hall and site of the former student union building, and printed and distributed seditious pamphlets. 3 It emerged from the testimonies of prosecution witnesses that in regards to the U Thant funeral matter the appellant U Kyaw Lin from the beginning on 5-12-1974 acted as advisor to the Funeral Central Committee; and, that among writings to excite sedition wrote a letter in English to be sent to the United Nations. Nor has there been refutation of these charges. It was submitted [by the defendant] that the court could assign guilt however it pleased; and, that the police inquiry was illegal and on top of it, no firm evidence was presented..."

Creator/author: 

Central Court bench, comprising of U Hla Maung, Chairman; U Aye Maung and U Thant Sin, Members, (trans. Nick Cheesman)

Source/publisher: 

Burma Law Reports, 1978

Date of Publication: 

1978-09-20

Date of entry: 

2014-08-21

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English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)

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