Two anti-regime activists sentenced to 20 years; Alleged cover-up of political prisoners’ deaths by officials

Two anti-regime activists sentenced to 20 years in Yangon

The University Students’ Unions Alumni Force announced on Wednesday that two of its members were sentenced to 17 years each on terrorism charges by a regime court in Yangon’s Botahtaung Township on June 26. Paing Phyo Min and Shein Wai Aung had previously received three-year sentences from the Insein Prison court in February for alleged sedition, bringing their total prison terms to 20 years each.

“It’s typical of the regime to manipulate laws and judicial institutions to oppress those who dared to question its authority,” Lin Htet, the spokesperson of the University Students’ Unions Alumni Force, told DVB. BBC Burmese reported the two activists are currently being held at Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison.