A prominent Burmese woman activist who has been in hiding, Naw Ohn Hla, was arrested by authorities in Rangoon on Tuesday, according to sources close to her.
The source said that more than 200 members of the military-backed Union Solidarity Development Association appeared in the neighborhood where she was hiding.
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However, Naw Ohn Hla, who is an ex-member of the National League for Democracy, had left her hiding place and was enroute to pray at the Shwedagon Pagoda for the release of pro-democracy leaders and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Authorities arrested her at about 12 p.m. while she was on her way to the pagoda, said the source, who said she prayed there every Tuesday.
Naw Ohn Hla is one of the leading members who led earlier protest demonstrations in Sanchaung Township in Rangoon Division.
Authorities arrested her at about 12 p.m. while she was on her way to the pagoda, said the source, who said she prayed there every Tuesday.
Naw Ohn Hla is one of the leading members who led earlier protest demonstrations in Sanchaung Township in Rangoon Division.
