Mandalay Region Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung was arraigned in a special court in Obo Prison on February 4 on two counts of corruption by the Military Council court over the allocation of office space for the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, according to prison sources.

Among the five corruption cases filed against Dr Zaw Myint Maung by the Military Council, the current two cases involve the allocation of land for an NLD office in Myingyan and one in Pyin Oo Lwin.

Two prosecution witnesses, Myint Lwin, secretary of the Mandalay Division government, and Khin Win, assistant director of the Magway division government, were questioned today.

“Divisional Secretary U Myint Lwin was examined as a prosecution witness. After that, Daw Khin Win from Mandalay Region, the assistant director who moved to Magwe, was interrogated. According to departmental procedures, who allocated the land in connection with the case was investigated. How were these plots of land valued? The prosecution is examining how it was organized. It has not yet reached the stage of a criminal investigation,” according to a prison source.

Dr. Zaw Myint Maung is in good health and his wife Dr May Yu Lwin, visited him today.

The 70-year-old former Chief Minister for Mandalay is suffering from leukemia and was earlier sentenced to four years in Obo Prison under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code and Section 25/30 (a) of the Disaster Act by the Military Council.

In addition, he faces five charges of corruption and seven charges of voting fraud.