The Irrawaddy
20 February 2019
People opposed to a statue of Gen. Aung San in the Kayah State capital of Loikaw pose in front of the Loikaw Township Court on Wednesday. / PKPF
By ZUE ZUE
YANGON — The Kayah State government has dropped its lawsuits against all 55 people charged over the past year for protesting against the installation of a statue of late independence hero Gen. Aung San in Loikaw, the state capital.
Khun A Than, a member of the Karenni Youth Force, a local civil society group, said the Demoso Township Court on Friday dropped its cases against those charged under Section 505 (b) and (c) of the Penal Code for defamation. He said on Wednesday the Loikaw Township Court dropped its cases against those charged under Section 19 and 20 of the Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law.