Information Sheet NO. A-0095( I/L )

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NO. A-0095( I/L )	        	      		DATE.17-8-97


Special Court Passed Sentence For Act Of High Treason And 
Association With Unlawful Organizations
		
		On the 15 Aug the Insein Special Court passed the following 
sentences to Myo Aung Thant, Cho Aung Than, Myint Swe and Nge Ma Ma Than. The
activities and involvement of these persons were presented in the 
June 6th, press conference where Secretary-1 Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt gave a 
clarification of the ?Terrorism Committed by Certain Organizations Operating
Under The Guise of Democracy and Human Rights?

		(a)	Myo Aung Thant- has been sentenced to Transportation for 				Life for
committing High Treason, (3) years imprisonment for 				breaching the
Unlawful Associations Act and another (7) years 				under the Emergency
Provisions Act.

		(b)	Cho Aung Than, Myint Swe and Nge Ma Ma Than - has 				been sentenced
for (3) years imprisonment for breaching the 				Unlawful Associations Act
and another (7) years  under  the 				Emergency Provisions Act.

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