YANGON DIVISION – According to the Students’ Union (Ywarthargyi Zone), the Vice President of Yangon Economic University Students’ Union, Mr. Htet Paing Soe, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labor last Friday (June 30) by the junta council’s Eastern District Court of Yangon.
The student leader was arbitrarily detained on April 21, 2023 on the Laydauntkan Road and was later charged under Section 50 (j) at the Eastern District Court of Yangon.
Yangon Economic University Students’ Union (Ywarthargyi Area) announced that Mr. Htet Paing Soe had faced pressure and threats for 14 months under the prosecution and during the trials. Moreover, he was sentenced to the highest charge in civil courts of 10 years imprisonment with labor, along with the co-accused, Ms. Nway Yati Toe.