Six members of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters, a Rangoon-based human rights group, were sentenced to between 4 and 8 years in prison on Tuesday, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma).
Myint Hlaing, also known as Myint Naing, was sentenced to 8 years while his five colleagues received 4-year terms handed down by a court in Henzada Township in Irrawaddy Division, according to AAPP based in Thailand. The activists were charged under sections 505 (b) and (c) for inciting public unrest.
The arrests followed an attack on HRDP members in April by members of the government-backed Union Solidarity and Development Association. Myint Hlaing and another member sustained injuries. After the incident, the six members were arrested.
The Burmese rights group has worked to promote human rights in Burma since its creation in 2002.
Myint Hlaing, also known as Myint Naing, was sentenced to 8 years while his five colleagues received 4-year terms handed down by a court in Henzada Township in Irrawaddy Division, according to AAPP based in Thailand. The activists were charged under sections 505 (b) and (c) for inciting public unrest.
The arrests followed an attack on HRDP members in April by members of the government-backed Union Solidarity and Development Association. Myint Hlaing and another member sustained injuries. After the incident, the six members were arrested.
The Burmese rights group has worked to promote human rights in Burma since its creation in 2002.
