Prisoners released

by Mizzima News
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - While over 500 prisoners were released from Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison, only over a dozen of them were political prisoners.

Live Update - Friday, 18 September 2009 15:53

List of political prisoners, who were confirmed released so far:

(1) Eint Khine Oo (Ecovision Journal)

(2) Kyaw Kyaw Thant (Journalists)

(3) Naing Naing (member of Parliament elected in 1990)

(4) Bodaw Than Hla (Advisor to the former Prime Minister and Military Intelligence Chief Khin Nyunt)

(5) Than Than Htay (member of National League for Democracy)

(6) Nyi Nyi Min (NLD- South Dagon)

(7) Monywa Aung Shin (Poet)

(8) Tin Tin Myint

(9) Than Than Sint

(10) Tin Min Soe

(11) Kyi Kyi Min

(12) Zaw Htut Aung

(13) Tin Myo Htut (alias)Kyaw Oo

(14) Win Myint

(15) Kyaw Maung

(16) Nay Win

(17) Kyi Linn

(18) Soe Wai (Alias) Than Zaw

(19) Ashin Sandaw Batha

(20) Ba Min

(21) Nyo Mya

(22) Michael Kyaw Win

Note – Number 20 to 22 were members of the NLD and were released from Kale Prison in Sagaing Division, Upper Burma.

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Live Update - Friday, 18 September 2009 14:55

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - While over 500 prisoners were released from Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison, only over a dozen of them were political prisoners.

Among the released, sources said, are a journalist – Eint Khine Oo – of the Ecovision Journal.

During a press briefing on Friday at the notorious Insein prison, Director of the Prison Directorate told reporters that Burma has no political prisoners.