- 26 Sep 2008
- Region: UNION OF MYANMAR
- Topic: Individual at risk
Amnesty International confirmed on Friday that one of the seven prisoners of conscience freed this week, U Win Htein, was re-arrested a few hours after his release. He was released from Kathar prison in Sagaing Division in north-western Myanmar on Tuesday.
U Win Htein was picked up by police officers in a guest house in the town of Kathar where he was staying for the night before catching a boat to Mandalay the following morning to meet his wife.U Win Htein is now back in Kathar prison. It is not known why he was re-arrested or how much longer he will remain imprisoned.
Amnesty International has said that the re-arrest of U Win Htein illustrates that there is no policy change by the Myanmar government to free political prisoners.
26 September 2008
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