Daw Nyo Aye was arrested and sentenced to two
years in prison for attending the Sittwe Rice Crisis Day commemoration
last year. She was released today with good health, confirmed by her
family members.
"Initially I heard that 70 prisoners would be
released, but only 36 came out from the prison on Wednesday. Daw Nyo Aye
was released at around 2:30 pm,” said a family member.
On 18 March 2023, Daw Nyo Aye was sentenced to two
years in prison under section 505(b). She was arrested by the police on 15
August for attending the 56th Sittwe Rice Crisis Day celebration which was
organised by Sittwe Students' Union at the students' union office in the
Rakhine capital city on 13 August.
On the auspicious day, the junta released 3,303
prisoners from various jails in Myanmar.