Narinjara News, 25 February 2022

Mrauk-U township-based young writer Ko Min Di Par has been sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labourfor maintaining links with the PDF(People Defense Force).

The Rakhine youth (20),  was sentenced by the Mrauk-U district court on 25February 25, informed his lawyer Kyaw SoeLin.

Speaking to Narinjara News, the lawyer added, “Min Di Parwas sentenced to 10 years inprison under section 50 (j) of the Anti-TerrorismLaw. 10 years is the minimum sentence and it  is equal to life imprisonment.”

Min Di Par was arrested suspecting his financial ties withthe PDF.

The police picked him up from Pan Maw village underMrauk-U  township on 15October last year. He was charged on 12 November by the Mrauk-U township deputy police chief Lt. Col. Saw Tin.

The lawyer also informed that Min Di Par is currently beingheld in Mrauk-U police station.It  is yet to be known which prison he may have to go.

On 19 February, a young engineer and a construction workerfrom Gwa town were arrested by thepolice on charges of financing the PDF under section 505 (a) of the Penal Code.

Till date, at least 10 persons have been arrested by theRakhine State authority onsuspicion of their financial connection with the PDF.