Nay Pyi Taw – Originally, Nyi Nyi Aung (a) Kyaw Zaw Lwin was a Myanmar citizen. But the 40-year-old man got naturalized himself in the US. Holding US passport No 711851465, he arrived in Yangon airport from Thailand by Thai Airways TG-305 flight on 3 September 2009.Nyi Nyi Aung (a) Kyaw Zaw Lwin, son of U Aung Din, illegally left Myanmar in the late 1988 and was naturalized in the US. Afterwards, he entered Myanmar many times, supporting the activities of unlawful anti-government organizations and making contacts with and giving encouragement to internal anti-government groups to cause monks disturbances. A laptop and related accessories, foreign currency and a forged national scrutinization card bearing his photo with other name “San Naing” were seized from him.

As Nyi Nyi Aung (a) Kyaw Zaw Lwin was found guilty, he was sentenced to three years imprisonment under Section 468 of Criminal Code, Section 24 (1) in connection with foreign currency exchange law and Section 6(2)/6(3) of National Registration Act. However, in giving special consideration to bilateral friendship in accordance with the request made by the US State Department, the naturalized US citizen is pardoned and the deportation order was issued on him.

Under the deportation order, Nyi Nyi Aung (a) Kyaw Zaw Lwin left Myanmar by air this afternoon. – MNA