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PRESS RELEASE
June 27, 1997

Contact: Bo Hla-Tint 
Tel: 202 393-7342
Fax: 202-393.7343

National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma 
815 Fifteenth Street, N. W., Suite 910 
Washington, DC 20005

Hurling False Accusations To Hide The Facts

At a press conference held in Rangoon on June 27, 1997, the ruling military
junta in Burma, State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), made
groundless accusations against the National Coalition Government of the
Union of Burma (NCGUB)

The accusation that the NCGUB was behind the bomb explosion at the home of a
SLORC leader and was a mastermind in the plot to blow up Chinese and
Indonesian embassies in Rangoon is absurd.  The NCGUB has always been
consistent in its policy of not encouraging acts of violence or of getting
involved in violence of any kind.  It does not believe that transition to
democracy can be achieved through violence.

In line with the policy of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, which has been affirmed
time and again, the NCGUB believes only in non-violent, peaceful means to
resolve problems. It is a firm believer that political problems must be
resolved through political means.

SLORC also lied about funds being given to the National League for Democracy
(NLD) and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Contrary to the accusations, the NCGUB has
never given any funds either to the NLD or to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

We condemn SLORC for resorting to such desperate means. SLORC is either
trying hide the true identity of those responsible for the bomb blast at the
SLORC leaders home or to cover up the fact that they do not know who the
real culprits are. It also hopes to discredit the democracy movement through
false accusations and, at the same time, to find a pretext for increasing
its repression against the NLD and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.


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