Union supreme court to decide Dr Aye Maung’s appeal

DMG
Khaing Roe La | DMG
24 July, Sittwe 

Friday, July 26, 2019
Development Media Group

Author Wai Hun Aung and Dr Aye Maung

The Supreme Court of the Union tomorrow is going to make a decision if it accepts the appeal submitted by Dr Aye Maung and author Wai Hun Aung who have been sentenced to 20-years imprisonment, said a lawyer.

The duo had their appeal rejected in the High Court of Arakan State, so they submitted an appeal to the Supreme Court of the Union in Nay Pyi Taw on 29 May.

Myanmar court jails Rakhine leader for 20 years for treason

The Phnom Penh Post
AFP | Publication date 20 March 2019 |

A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent ethnic Rakhine leader to 20 years in jail for treason, a verdict likely to intensify anger amid fighting between the ethnic group and the army.

Security forces tried to calm hundreds of supporters outside the court in Rakhine state capital Sittwe as Aye Maung was escorted to a waiting police van following the verdict.

Ethnic parties decry long jail terms for politician, author.

MYANMARTIMES 
NAW BETTY HAN | 21 MAR 2019

Dr Aye Maung, Ann township MP and founder of the Arakan National Party, speaks to the media after his sentencing at Sittwe Township Court on Tuesday. Photo - EPA

Ethnic political parties on Tuesday said they are disappointed by a Rakhine State court’s decision to sentence politician U Aye Maung and author U Wai Hin Aung to a combined 22 years in prison for treason and sedition.

The Sittwe Township Court sentenced U Aye Maung, the founder of the Arakan National Party, to 20 years in prison for treason and U Wai Hin Aung to two years for sedition. 

Rakhine leader gets 20 years for treason.

THE Star ONLINE
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2019

Sittwe (Myanmar): A Myanmar court sentenced a prominent ethnic Rakhine leader to 20 years in jail for treason, a verdict likely to intensify anger amid fighting between the ethnic group and the army.