31 October 2008 (14:00)

On 29 October nine 88 Generation Group leaders including Min Ko Naing were transferred to Maubin prison in Irrawaddy division, approximately 60 miles from Insein prison in the area hit by Cyclone Nargis, after being sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. They were sentenced under Section 228 of the Penal Code for contempt of court, after they demanded that their loved ones be allowed to attend their court hearings. 
The nine leaders are Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, Mya Aye (Thu Ya), Pyone Cho (Htay Win Aung), Aung Thu, Htay Kywe, Nyan Lin, Myo Aung Naing, and Hla Myo Naung.

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)