Breaking News Burma: Chief Justice, High Court of Rangoon, approved

Monday, 21 February 2011 19:49 Mizzima News

New Delhi (Mizzima) – The chief justice and a panel of six member judges of the High Court of the Rangoon Region were nominated  and approved on Monday by the Rangoon Regional Assembly.

The old parliament building in Rangoon on Pyay Road, which is used to hold the Rangoon Division Assembly. (Photo: Mizzima)

Chief Minister Myint Swe asked the asembly if anyone objected to the nominations. There were no objections.

The session lasted only a few minutes.

Win Swe, a director of the criminal justice department of the Rangoon Division High Court, was approved as chief justice of the High Court of the Rangoon Region.

Other judges approved by the assembly:

(1) Myo Myint (joint director of the crime justice department of Rangoon Division High Court)
(2) Hla Aye (director of service personnel department,  Supreme Court in Naypyidaw)
(3) Sandar Thwe (joint director, High Court in Rangoon)
(4)Soe Soe Aung (joint justice, High Court  in Rangoon)
(5) Aye Aye Than (West Pegu Region High Court judge, Prome)
(6) Thin Thin New (joint director, civil suit justice department, Rangoon Division High Court).

 

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