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Veteran NLD MP Arrested

Source: Myanmar News

Brussels : Belgium | about 1 year ago

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Ohn Kyaing, a veteran Burmese journalist and elected MP who has already spent almost 15 years in prison for political activity, was arrested by the Special Intelligence Police Unit at 10 p.m. On Wednesday night at his home in Rangoon, according to a National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman.

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