Democratic Voice of Burma: ‘Vote No’ activists appear in court – Khin Hnin Htet

Filed under: News, Inside Burma Two National League for Democracy members who were detained for allegedly campaigning against the regime’s draft constitution in the run-up to the 10 May referendum have appeared in court. The activists’ families had not been notified of the date of the hearing. Thiha, a member of New Dagon NLD, said that his fellow party members U Tin Win and deputy youth leader Nyi Nyi Min had attended a court hearing but he had not known about it until he was told by a friend who saw them in court. Both activists were arrested for wearing T-shirts with a ‘No’ symbol on them during the Thingyan water festival in April this year. “U Tin Win didn’t wear a ‘No’ shirt during Thingyan though. He only wore a shirt which said ‘National Reconciliation’. I am not sure why he was arrested,” said Thiha. According to the... [read full story]