Official from Suu Kyi's party dies after arrest in Myanmar: report

An official from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy died in custody after he was arrested early on Tuesday, Reuters reported citing a former member of parliament.

Ba Myo Thein, an MP of the dissolved upper house, told Reuters that the party official, Zaw Myat Linn, was arrested around 1:30 a.m.

"Now, the relatives are trying to retrieve the body at the Military Hospital," Reuters quoted him saying.