Aye was released on 13 January 2012 as part of a mass presidential pardon for political prisoners. Political career He had planned to run for a seat in 2015 elections from the National League for Democracy. But his name was omitted from the NLD’s candidate list. Political imprisonment On 1 February 2021, Mya Aye was arrested along with other state leaders and politicians by the Myanmar military during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. On 1 February 2021, Aung San Suu Kyi, Win Myint and all NLD elected officials were detained by military along with fellow parliament members in Myanmar. On November 17, 2022, Mya Aye was free from the prison. References External links BBC Report about Ko Mya Aye RFA Report about Ko Mya Aye DVB Report, by Aye Naing 88 students call for agreement on reforms Front Line Human Rights Defenders Burma Digest 1966 births Living people Burmese activists Burmese human rights activists Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by Myanmar Burmese democracy activists Burmese Muslims Burmese prisoners and detainees