Mya Htwe Shin, Narinjara News, 7 April  2022

Former Rakhine State Prime Minister U Nyi Pu and State municipal minister U Min Aung, whohad already faced imprisonment for  more than 10 years, was sentenced to four months(if they cannot pay the fine amountingto kyat 50000)  on Wednesday in another case of election
frauds.

According to their lawyer Kyaw Soe Lin, they were sentenced bythe special court of Sittwe prison for four months in prison  if they do not pay the fine (kyat 50000).

“If they pay the fine, they need not to go for extra four months behind the bars. Both of them deniedinitially to pay the amount, but anNLD leader paid kyat 50000 for each in the court. So, the judge cancelled those extra months inprison,”  added the lawyer.

Both were accused of committing election  frauds during the 2020 national elections. On 8December, Rakhine State Election Commission deputy director U Thurin Htut charged U Nyi Puunder section 130 (a) of the Penal Code. On the other hand, U Min Aung  was chargedunder
section 109 for aiding and abetting U Nyi Pu's election  frauds.

Both were charged under these sections by the Sittwe specialprison courton 3 March.

They were sentenced along with three other former ministersunder section55 of the Anti-Corruption Law on 19 January by the special prison court, where UNyi Pu was sentenced to nine years and U Min Aung to seven years.

In addition, U Nyi Pu was also sentenced with  hard labourand two moreyears in prison for a defamation case against the State under section 505 (b) of thePenal Code.