NAW BETTY HAN | 21 MAR 2019
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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.