Statement of Senator Webb on the Treatment of American Citizen Kyaw Zaw Lwin in Burma

Washington, DC– U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today issued the following statement. Webb serves as chairman of the East Asia and Pacific Affairs subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

“I remain concerned by reports that American citizen Kyaw Zaw Lwin may have been mistreated during his detainment in Burma, and that he is being denied regular access to U.S. consular visits.  I have contacted the U.S. Department of State and asked that I be provided an update on the status of his case.  In the interim, I urge the government in Burma to afford Kyaw Zaw Lwin all the rights guaranteed under international law.  I also trust that the government will allow him the same access to U.S. Embassy personnel that American citizen John Yettaw, whom I escorted out of the country in August, received during his detainment and trial earlier this year.”



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