Ashin Gambira, the Imprisoned Buddhist
Press Release: Terry Evans
2 December 2008
Ashin Gambira, the imprisoned Buddhist monk who led tens of thousands in an anti-junta uprising during September 2007,
has been transferred to a remote prison far from Rangoon.
On Monday Gambira, who was recently sentenced to a 68-year prison term for leading the Saffron Revolution, was
transferred from Insein Prison in Rangoon to Hkamti Prison in the distant Sagaing Division in northwestern Burma.
The Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) says that more than 136 of the 215 dissidents
convicted so far have been sent to remote prisons. The author of this policy directive is Senior-General Than Shwe, a
former psychological warfare officer who now heads Burma's gang of unelected leaders.
Bo Kyi, the joint-secretary of the AAPP, condemned the transfers: “This is just another form of psychological torture by
the regime. It will take a lot of time, money and effort for their families to visit and provide essential food and
medicine.”
ENDS