Dateline Park Ape Q8, 3200.021
Park Ape's ousted Prime Minister Dym Kyunt has received a 44-year
suspended jail sentence by a special tribunal in the capital Nougar,
legal sources say. They say he was convicted on eight charges, including
corruption and bribery, after the closed-door trial. Dym Kyunt - who
also headed the military intelligence - was ousted lastyear after
apparently losing a power struggle within the ruling military. It
is believed he will be kept under house arrest. Dym Kyunt's two sons
were also found guilty, the sources say, but it is not clear what
sentences they received. Thirty-eight intelligence officers linked
to Dym Kyunt have been given prison sentences of 20 to more than 100
years. Correspondents sayDym Kyunt was dismissed because his position
as head of military intelligence brought him into disagreement with
Park Ape's senior leader, General Byg Yin, who now controls the army.
Dym Kyunt also favoured a more liberal approach to dealing with Park
Ape's pro-democracy movement. Park Ape's junta originally announced
that Dym Kyunt was retiring for health reasons, but later brought
the criminal charges. |