Kay Khaing Tun @ Kay Gyi’s Profile

AAPP CASE NO.:
NAME OF POLITICAL PRISONER: Kay Khine Htun (aka) Kay Gyi
GENDER: Female Ethnicity: Burmese
DATE OF BIRTH: 3 June 1998 Age: 21
NRC NO: 12/MaGaDa (N) 16721
RELIGION: Buddhist
PARENTS NAME: U Sein Mya + Daw Khin Hnin Wai
EDUCATION: B.N.Sc (Generic)
OCCUPATION: Trained Nurse
ADDRESS: No (11), (3) Street, 3/B Ward, Mingalardone Township, Yangon Division
ARREST DATE: April 22, 2019
SECTION OF LAW: – Section 505 (a) of the Penal Code (5 Cases)
– Section 66 (d) of the Telecommunication Act (3 Cases)

SENTENCING HISTORY: – Kay Khine Tun were sentenced to one year imprisonment with hard labour on October 30, 2019
– Kay Khine Tun were sentenced to one year imprisonment with hard labour on November 18, 2019
– Kay Khine Tun were sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour on February 17, 2020.
COURT HEARING: Mayangone and Botahtaung Township Courts
SENTENCE: 2 years and 6 months
LAWYER NAME: U AungYiiHtun
JUDGE NAME: U HtunKyaw
PLAINTIFF: – Lieutenant-Colonel Than TunMyint has sued in Mayangone Township
– Lieutenant-Colonel Myo Min Oo has sued in Botahtaung Township

NAME OF PRISON: Insein (Central) Prison

RELEASE DATE:
IMMEDIATE HEALTH CONCERNS:
Good
CURRENT STATUS SUMMARY:
Five members of Peacock Generation including Kay Khine Htun (aka) Kay Gyi were sentenced to one year imprisonment with hard labour by Mayangone Township Court, one year imprisonment with hard labour on November 18, 2019 and six months imprisonment with hard labour on February 17, 2020 at Botahtaung Township.

CAREER BACKGROUND:
Kay Khine Htun (aka) Kay Gyi is a member of the Confederation of University Student Unions. In April 2019, Five members of the Peacock Generation—Kay KhineTun, ZayarLwin, PaingPyo Min, Paing Ye Thu and Zaw Lin Htut—were arrested in April 2019 after they performed Thangyat, a traditional performance art akin to slam poetry. They were wearing military uniforms and criticized the authorities.

ARREST DETAILS:
Five members of the Peacock Generation—Kay KhineTun, ZayarLwin, PaingPyo Min, Paing Ye Thu and Zaw Lin Htut—were arrested in April 2019 after they performed Thangyat, a traditional performance art akin to slam poetry. They were wearing military uniforms and criticized the authorities.
For livestreaming performances on Facebook, ZayYarLwin, PaingPhyo Min and Paing Ye Thu also face charges under Section 66 (d) of the Telecommunication Act for “online defamation.” An additional member of the troupe, Su YadanarMyint, also faces these charges.
All six of them and another member, Nyein Chan Soe, also face charges under Section 505 (a) of the Penal Code at Yangon’s Botahtaung Township Court.
Members of the Peacock Generation are facing the same charges in a number of other townships in Delta region where they have performed Thangyat.
DETAILS OF INTERROGATION
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DETAILS OF IMPRISONMENT:
Kay Khine Htun (aka) Kay Gyi was found guilty of undermining the military and was sentenced to 2 years and six months in Insein prison. He has to continue to face trial for other charges.
*Profile prepared by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners on February 24, 2020*.

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