§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What information they have about the recent death in prison of Tin Maung Win, an elected member of the Burmese Parliament and an organiser of the National League for Democracy; why he was imprisoned and whether he had been subjected to torture.
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§ Lord ReayTin Maung Win died on 18th January in Insein Gaol, Rangoon. The Burmese authorities claim he died of leukaemia complicated by acute pneumonia. Although we have heard reports that he suffered from ill-health, his family were unaware at the time of his arrest in October that he had leukaemia. We are aware of unconfirmed reports that he was ill-treated.