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Leaked internal report reveals the staggering scale of those arrested during Saffron

Information Release

Date: September 26, 2011

On this day, the 4th

anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, a leaked internal document from the

Special Branch of the police force reveals for the first time the exact number of those who were

arrested and detained during Saffron. Until now, previous military regimes and the current U Thein

Sein regime have routinely refused to acknowledge the mass arrests, detentions, and imprisonments ofthose who dissent, leaving the domestic and international community to guess at the true scale of the

repression.

The document, dated October 3, 2007, sheds light on the peaceful protestors who were

arrested, detained, and more disturbingly, lost their lives during the Saffron Revolution. The chart,

attached below, confirms that the regime initially arrested 2,314 protesters within one week of the

brutal crackdowns. According to the figures reported by the various security units in Rangoon, at least

3 of the protesters had died, 6 had been immediately hospitalized and at least 1,604 were still

detained, all within 8 days of the beginning of the regimes response.

In a country that shuns transparency, there are no publicly available records indicating any

prisoners arrest details, their charges, where they are held, or releases. AAPP demands transparency

and compliance with fully functioning democratic institutional practices. This cannot happen until all

political prisoners are unconditionally released.

Some questions remain regarding the protesters who were detained, including what charges

and sentences they were subjected to. If there is nothing for U Thein Seins regime to hide, then the

full reports revealing information of those who were arbitrarily arrested and unlawfully detained

should be made public, including the names and details of those who remain in prison.

The public should not be fooled by claims of Burmas fast track to democracy. Until the pillars

of democracy are founded including transparency, basic civil and political rights, and fully democratic

elections anything else falls short of substance.

On this day, the fourth anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, AAPP honors all those who have

pressed for democratic change and who continue to endure the challenges while struggling for a fully

democratic Burma.

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Table of arrests/transfers/releases and current detainees by security forces regarding unrests

sparked by riots in Rangoon

Date: October 3, 2007

Security Unit / Detention Center Received Transferred Released Dead Hospitalized Remaining in D.C.

No. 5 Police Battalion 51 - 20 - - 31

No. 8 Police Battalion 91 2 50 - - 39

Kyikekasan Center (Transit) 336 - 250 1 1 84

GTC Detention Camp 1828 219 160 2 5 1442

Insein Prison 8 - - - - 8

Total 2314 221 480 3 6 1604

Explanation:

1. Arrested 20932. Released 4803. Dead 34. Hospitalized 65. Remaining 1604

* This chart is a direct translation of the leaked internal report.

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)

For more information:

Tate Naing (Secretary): +66 (0) 81 287 8751

Bo Kyi (Joint Secretary): +66 (0) 81 962 8713