Zaw Htet Ko Ko

Trial and imprisonment

In the weeks following Zaw Htet Ko Ko's arrest, his father alleged that he believed Zaw Htet Ko Ko was being tortured in prison. on 21 November 2008, he was sentenced to five years of hard labor by a special court at Insein Prison. Seven days later, he was charged with an additional six years of imprisonment, for a total of eleven years. and Amnesty International, the latter of which named him a prisoner of conscience. Human Rights Watch stated its belief that the imprisoned 88 Generation Student Group members were political prisoners and called for their immediate and unconditional release.

On 6 February 2009, he was transferred from Insein to Kyaukpyu Prison in Rakhine State. According to an Irrawaddy story on Zaw Htet Ko Ko's case, "transferring political prisoners to distant prisons is one of the tactics to further punish prisoners and increase the burden on their families and friends."

Family Zaw Htet Ko Ko is married to San Latt Phyu, a medical doctor at Yangon Muslim Free Hospital. They have one son.