Thanks to Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (SPHS60) for permission to use the rare photo : Tribunal for Galon U Saw’s Trial.

His father Justice U Kyaw Myint headed the Tribunal. Justice U Aung Kyaw Tha and Session Judge U Si Bu were members.

U Saw and his followers assassinated Bogyoke Aung San, Thakin Mya, Deedok U Ba Cho, Mahn Ba Khaing, Sao San Tun (Mongpawn Sawbwa), U Ba Win, U Razak, U Ohn Maung and Ko Htwe on July 19, 1947.

There are unsolved mysteries.

Gun shots were fired at U Kyaw Myint’s house (during the case proceedings). Family members had to lie on the floor.

U Kin Oung (Australia, son of Police Chief who arrested U Saw & son-in-law of Insein Jail Chief / later Justice) wrote a series of books : “Who killed Aung San?” and “Eliminating the Elite”. BBC produced a documentary based on the books and the declassified documents (in UK).

Other unsolved mysteries include :

Assassination of ICS U Tin Tut (former Foreign Minister, appointed Burmese Ambassador to UK)

Why some members of the Revolutionary Council had no knowledge of the Coup d’etat on March 2, 1962?

Who ordered on two Dark Days in July 1962 :

to use force on students on 7th July and to demolish the revered RUSU Building on 8th July?

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TOKM wrote a series of articles about his father U Kyaw Myint.

He also provided information about his uncles (U Tin Tut, U Myint Thein, Dr. Htin Aung) and aunts (Daw Khin Mya Mu, Daw Khin Saw Mu, Daw Tin Saw Mu).