MP U Shwe Maung urged Amnesty for Dr Tun Aung
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| U Shwe Maung at Myanmar Parliament Second Anniversary, 31 January 2013 (Photo - Facebook) |
RB News
February 6, 2013
Dr Tun Aung a.k.a. Nurul Haque, 64, chairman, Maungdaw District Islamic Religious Affairs Council and retired medical doctor, was sentenced for 11 years in jail in a patently unfair trial. He is currently imprisoned and suffering from serious health conditions that require specialist treatment but have so far gone unattended according to the statement released by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on February 1, 2013.
As to the information received by AHRC, Dr Tun Aung had tried to negotiate between officials and angered youths in Maungdaw before the violence broke out. After the violence, he was brought to Nasaka on June 11, 2012. He was accused of sending information abroad about violence. He was sent to regional army headquarters for questioning and then on to the prison in Sittwe. He was held in incommunicado, without access to family.
Dr Tun Aung had no lawyer and witnesses for his defence. He was convicted of a series of charges and sentenced to 11 years in jail.
AHRC suggested by writing a letter to Myanmar government authorities urging to release Dr Tun Aung from prison and provide him specialist medical treatment without delay. AHRC stated that they are writing separate letters to UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights in Myanmar, on the independence of judges and lawyers, on the right to health, on freedom of opinion and expression; and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and regional office in Bangkok, calling for their interventions into this matter.
U Shwe Maung, Member of Parliament, Buthidaung constituency, Rakhine State, urged President U Thein Sein to grant Amnesty to Dr Tun Aung.
“I know very well this is very unfair. Maungdaw and Sittwe districts are the worst in terms of Rule of Law in Myanmar. The easiest and quickest way to solve this issue is through the Amnesty of President. Therefore, I would like to request President U Thein Sein to grant Amnesty to Dr. Tun Aung.” a message tweeted to President U Thein Sein’s twitter account (@TheinSein) by U Shwe Maung (@ShweMaung_MP).
He referred the case details of Dr Tun Aung by the link of the statement of AHRC.
The daughter and son-in-law of Dr Tun Aung were also arrested in Yangon after he had been arrested. Both of them were imprisoned in Insein jail and released on December 21, 2012.
