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Monday, January 10 6:25 PM SGT=20
Myanmar Releases Jailed Pro-democracy Economics Writer
YANGON, Myanmar (AP)--Myanmar's military government has released from =
prison a noted economics writer, a former senior member of the =
pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi.=20
A Myanmar government statement on Monday said Moe Thu, 62, also known as =
Sein Myint, the former editor of the popular economics magazine Danna, =
was freed from Yangon's Insein Jail on Jan. 3 on humanitarian grounds =
following the death of his wife.=20

He was jailed for rallying crowds without permission in June 1996 in the =
name of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, it said, without =
mentioning the duration of his sentence.=20

A friend who saw him after his release last week said Moe Thu was in =
good health.=20

Also known as a film director, Moe Thu had been a senior member of Suu =
Kyi's National League for Democracy, but apparently fell out of favor =
for his left-wing views and was expelled from the party.=20

Hundreds of party activists and other political opponents of the =
military regime have been jailed or forced into exile. The regime brooks =
no opposition and has refused to recognize the party's sweeping victory =
in elections in 1990.=20



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<H2><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D4>Myanmar Releases Jailed Pro-democracy =
Economics=20
Writer</FONT></H2>YANGON, Myanmar (AP)--Myanmar's military government =
has=20
released from prison a noted economics writer, a former senior member of =
the=20
pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi.=20
<P>A Myanmar government statement on Monday said Moe Thu, 62, also known =
as Sein=20
Myint, the former editor of the popular economics magazine Danna, was =
freed from=20
Yangon's Insein Jail on Jan. 3 on humanitarian grounds following the =
death of=20
his wife.=20
<P>He was jailed for rallying crowds without permission in June 1996 in =
the name=20
of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, it said, without mentioning =
the=20
duration of his sentence.=20
<P>A friend who saw him after his release last week said Moe Thu was in =
good=20
health.=20
<P>Also known as a film director, Moe Thu had been a senior member of =
Suu Kyi's=20
National League for Democracy, but apparently fell out of favor for his=20
left-wing views and was expelled from the party.=20
<P>Hundreds of party activists and other political opponents of the =
military=20
regime have been jailed or forced into exile. The regime brooks no =
opposition=20
and has refused to recognize the party's sweeping victory in elections =
in 1990.=20
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