Two Kachin State ministers who served under the National League for Democracy (NLD) government have been released from Myitkyina Prison, according to sources close to their families.
U Naw Li, Minister of Development Affairs, and U Win Nyunt, Minister of Transport, were detained on February 1, 2021. They were released on April 1, 2024, after nearly three years in prison.
The sources report that both men have returned home and are in good health.
U Naw Li and U Win Nyunt were sentenced to four years in prison on charges related to anti-corruption laws, disaster management laws, and Myanmar's penal code. However, they were released early due to the dismissal of charges filed under Section 505-A of the penal code.
Seven other ministers, including Kachin State Chief Minister Dr. Khet Aung, remain detained in Myitkyina Prison facing various charges.
