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A Mon Political Prisoner died
Independent Mon News Agency
September 29, 2005
A Mon political prisoner, Nai Ong Lorn, who was arrested with Nai Yekha with the accusation of trying to assassinate the Burmese military leaders died yesterday, according to New Mon State Party (NMSP) source in Moulmein.
Nai Ong Lorn, around 45 years was sentenced for life imprisonment, after he was arrested by SPDC’s Military Intelligence in July 2003 with other suspects Nai Yekha, a middle rank NMSP leader.
According to source, he died about 9:00 a.m. in the morning of yesterday and military government leader sent information to NMSP authorities to conduct his funeral ceremony.
Source believed he could be probably died with some kind of disease and he took treatment in private hospital in Rangoon with the permission of military government. But after he recovered, he was sent back to Inn-sein prison.
Nai Ong Lorn left his wife Mi Tin Hla and two children in Moulmein, in Myaing-thar-yar quarter. According NMSP source, his family travel to Rangoon in this evening for his funeral ceremony.
According to NMSP leader, Nai Yekha, the leaders of the group is also under unhealthy condition and he has been restricted to get foods from his family and medical care.
Nai Yekha was faint in August due to lack of nutritional foods he received and he lost consciousness about two hours in toilet.
Nai Ong Lorn was arrested when he went to Rangoon with Nai Yekha and about 8 people were arrested at the same time.
Among them, the 3 Mon prisoners, Nai Than Tun; Nai Shwe Marn (Youth leader in Pegu) and Nai Min Kyi a leader of Mon National Democratic Front leader (Pegu) were released. They were arrested with SPDC's accusation of contacting to ILO and providing mis-information on the use of forced labour.
During the arrest of the whole group was led by Nai Yekha and all of them were sentenced to death. Military government also hold a press conference for the Nai Yekha case and reasons of arresting and detention.
According to the released prisoners, they said they were not culprits of assassination of SPDC leaders and explosions in Rangoon, but the accusation against them were totally made-up by the Military Intelligence. All of the weapon, explosives and ammunitions shown in the conference were arranged by military intelligence of SPDC.
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Burman
ethnic dominated
central government also adopted
“assimilation policy” or
“Burmanization policy” with a main
strategic plan to assimilate all other
ethnic people to become Burman.
In the implementation of this policy,
the military regime have restricted the
use of ethnic language in schools, in
the
public places and banned not to
use as official language.
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