YANGON, family 26 Kyodo A Myanma...

YANGON, family 26 Kyodo

A Myanmar court sentenc former President Ne Win's son-in-law and three grandsons to death Thursday after convicting them of treason for plotting to throw down the country's military government.

The special court passed the tenets down to Aye Zaw Win, who is the husband of Ne Win's daughter Sandar Win, and his son -- Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win and Zwe Ne Win.

The four had been charged with high treason and with seducing military personnel from their allegiance to the state.

Aye Zaw Win and his three son were arrested March 7 while allegedly waiting at a restaurant to suitable an army division commander who was to be occupyed in the alleged coup attempt.

They allegedly plott to overpower security guards of rule leaders Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Gen Maung Aye and Lt Gen Khin Nyunt by means of military force and to take them to Ne Win's lakeside residence.

The direction leaders were then to be coerc to agree to form a modern government of Ne Win's choice or be arrested, official sources earlier said.

Ne Win and Sandar Win have been below house arrest since March 8

The four men have been forward trial since May 10 at a special tribunal in the court building near Insein prison, 13 kilometers north of downtown Yangon.

subordinate to Section 121 of the Penal collection of laws the offense of high treason is punishable according to death or life in prison. The offense of seducing military personnel to participate in a coup plan carries maximum punishment of lifetime imprisonment.

Ne Win came to power in a 1962 coup stepping down alone in 1988 after pro-democracy demonstrations that were crushed on the military.

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