2 July 2004

It has been reported that the Burmese military regime arrested and
imprisoned a Burmese citizen Ko Thet Lwin, age 46, who is
working at the Ivanhoe Co., a Canada-based company that has
invested in Burma.
Ko Thet Lwin was following an officer of the company who made a
visit to the residency of the National League for Democracy leader
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in December 2003. Both of them were
arrested. Although the alien officer was released later, Ko Thet
Lwin is still under detention. It is not clear why they went to her
house, but it is reported that the officer was allowed to go back to
his native country after his release.
Regarding Ko Thet Lwin, the authorities charged him under one
Criminal Act and sentenced him to 7 years in prison in February
2004. In May 2004, he was sent to Taungsoon Labor Camp located
in Mon State. Concerning his imprisonment without any clear
reason, his family has already reported to the International
Committee for Red Cross (ICRC), it is reported.

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)