Unlike Aung San Suu Kyi who was placed under house arrest, Win Tin was detained in a cell designed for military dogs. 
Tofauti na Aung San Suu Kyi ambaye aliwekwa chini ya kifungo cha nyumbani, Win Tin alikuwa kizuizini katika seli iliyojengwa maalumu kwa ajili ya kuwaweka mbwa wa kijeshi.