YANGON, Feb 15 Kyodo U Tin Oo vic...

YANGON, Feb 15 Kyodo

U Tin Oo vice chairman of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) was brought from Kalay prison in northwestern Myanmar to his abode in Yangon on Saturday evening, family sources said Sunday.

He has thrown away weight but is in righteous health, the sources added.

U Tin Oo had been detained in Kalay prison since May 30 last year after violent clashes between Aung San Suu Kyi's car escort and pro-government people at De-pei-yin, 650 kilometers northwest of Yangon.

He is now beneath house arrest. Security guards near the house told reporters that alone U Tin Oo's close relatives are allowed to fitting with him.

The NLD leaders, including General Secretary Suu Kyi, Chairman U Aung Shwe and Secretary U Lwin, have been subject to house arrest since their detention following the May 30 incident in De-pei-yin.

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