Amnesty International
On 10 December, Thein Aung Myint
was released from Oh-Bo prison in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest
city. He had been serving a year-long sentence for taking part in two
peaceful protests in Mandalay. His early release followed reductions to
his sentences. He had been sentenced on 23 March 2015 to six months’
imprisonment under Article 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful
Procession Law for protesting without permission against planned
electricity price rises in March 2014. He had also been sentenced on 23
April 2015 to six months in prison under the same law for organizing a
peaceful protest calling for an investigation into the death in military
custody of journalist Aung Kyaw Naing (aka Par Gyi) in October 2014.
Thein
Aung Myint should never have been imprisoned in the first place.
Amnesty International is continuing to campaign for the release of all
prisoners of conscience in Myanmar.
Thank you to all those who sent appeals. No further action is requested from the UA network.
