A 1990 people’s parliament representative who was arrested on 28 April was sentenced to three years and three months in prison by Depayin township court two days later.
U Win Myint Aung, from Sagaing division’s Depayin township, was charged with distributing obscene materials, according to Daw Khin Than of Monywa township NLD’s organising committee.
“U Win Myint Aung was arrested by authorities on 28 April and was sentenced to three years and three months’ imprisonment on the 30th by the township court under article 292(a) of the penal code and article 32(b) of the video act,” she said.
Win Myint Aung’s co-workers in Depayin claim he has been imprisoned for his political activities.