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NLD Leaders' Car Stopped by Police (r)



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At 01:04 PM 7/7/98, you wrote:
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>July 7, 1998
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>	Police Stop NLD Leaders' Car En Route to Taikkyi
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>The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) today
>said the police blockade on July 7, 1998 to prevent the visit to Taikkyi
>Township by the leaders of the National League for Democracy further
>confirms the true situation in the country; that the ruling generals are
>the worst violators of human rights and afraid to let the NLD leaders
>meet the people.
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>Prime Minister Sein Win said, "The incident shows that the ruling
>military junta is a weakling, without popular support, and remains in
>power through brute force and by avoiding to convene the Parliament
>following the 1990 elections."
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>The latest incident follows recent mass arrests and imposition of travel
>restrictions on the elected representatives from the NLD. The "Habitual
>Offenders Restriction Act" has been cited by the junta to confine all
>elected NLD representatives to their township limits and to make them
>report to their local police twice a day. =20
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>The NLD Executive Committee has issued a statement on June 30 saying that
>none of the elected representatives violated the Act and it was an
>"unjust action" taken against them.=20
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>The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma=20
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>- fully supports the right of the NLD leaders and the elected
>representatives to travel freely,=20
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>- calls on the international community to give its full backing to the
>ultimatum issued the NLD leadership to convene the Parliament in August,
>and
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>- to release all elected representatives imprisoned for refusing to abide
>by the restrictions imposed against them on trumped up charges.
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>NLD General Secretary Daw Aung San Suu Kyi gave the ultimatum to the
>ruling generals to fulfill the obligations of the 1990 elections and to
>convene the Parliament by August 21, 1998.=20
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>Backgrounder
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>July 7, 1998: A car carrying the National League for Democracy (NLD)
>leaders, Chairman U Aung Shwe and General Secretary Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,
>has been stopped on the way by the police and security personnel between
>Hmawbi and Taikkyi, about one and a half hours drive from Rangoon.=20
>Police said that NLD leaders are not allowed to travel out of the Rangoon
>area and that they must turn back.  The NLD leaders have refused to do so
>on the grounds that they have "the right to travel under the law."
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>The NLD leaders left for Taikkyi early on the morning of July 7, 1998 to
>meet the elected representatives of Taikkyi Township, who have also been
>restricted from traveling outside their township limits and are required
>to appear before police twice daily.
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>Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has said that she and her colleagues will remain at
>the blockade until the authorities allow them to continue their=20
>journey.
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>As of midnight July 7, 1998, Rangoon time, the car was still at the road
>blockade.=20
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>June 29, 1998: The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper carries
>threat to take legal action against Aung San Suu Kyi and the National
>League for Democracy, implying that they would be jailed for up to twenty
>years for causing people to "misunderstand" the regime.  The article also
>warned that Aung San Suu Kyi could become another Ngo Dinh Diem, a former
>President of South Vietnam, who was murdered at the direction of army
>generals in 1963.
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>June 27-28:  Military intelligence agents begin arresting NLD members of
>parliament across Burma. MPs who do not sign pledges restricting their
>movements are jailed.
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>Restraining Orders:  Elected NLD Representatives-- Mandalay Division:
>Military authorities in Mandalay Division have been using the Habitual
>Offenders Restriction Act to restrict the activities of NLD elected
>representatives in the division. A restraining order has been issued
>against all MPs who are required to stay within their respective
>municipalities for a year.  They have to report to the local police
>stations twice a day. Ward authorities have been ordered to visit the
>home of a representative who reported sick to check if the claim is true
>and to get a signed record from the representative. Those refusing to
>comply with the restraining order are told they will be jailed.
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>Magwe Division: June 27, 1998-- NLD Elected Representatives: Mindon
>police arrested and charged elected representative of Mindon Constituency
>U Tun Win (50  years, son of U Oo Tha).  Charges against him were filed
>under the Habitual Offenders Restriction Act (5/1/ Sa/Hsa)  and a Police
>Case No. (Pa) 98/98 was filed against him.=20
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>Elected representatives Dr. Kyi Min (41 years, son of  U Hla Maung) of
>Pakokku Constituency (1) and U Hlaing Aye (56 years,  son of U Ohn Maung)
>from Pakokku Constituency (2) were charged under the Criminal Code as
>Cases No. (43/98) and (42/98), respectively,  at the Pakokku Township
>Court.=20
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>U Myint Aung (40 years old, son of U Sein Maung), Myaing Constituency
>(2), was charged at the Myaing Township Court under the Criminal Code.=20
>His case file is No. (38/98).  All the elected representatives are
>required to stay within the township limits for a year and to report
>twice daily in person at the local police stations.=20
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>June 28, 1998: U Kyaw Myint (50 years, son of U Sein) of Magwe
>Constituency (1) and U Aung Soe (66 years,  son of U Tint), Magwe
>Constituency (2) were sent to the Magwe Township Court and charged under
>the Criminal Code.  Case numbers are (81/98) and (82/98), respectively. U
>Thein Kyi (47 years, son of  U Aung Myint), Taungdwingyi Constituency (1)
>and U Than Naing (47 years,  son of U Thein Maung), Taungdwingyi
>Constituency (2) were charged at the Taungdwingyi Township Court under
>the Criminal Code.  Case No. (83/98) and (84/98), respectively.  Case No.
>(93/98) was filed at the Chauk Township Court under the Criminal Code
>against U Myint Thein (55 years, son of U Oo Ye) of Chauk Constituency
>(1). U Aung Myint Thein (son of  U Ne Aung), Natmauk Constituency (2) and
>U Bo Htwe (70 years,  son of U Pho Aung), Natmauk Constituency (1) were
>taken before the Natmauk  Township Court and charged under the Criminal
>Code -- Cases No. (45/98) and (46/98), respectively. U Tha Aung (44
>years, son of U=20
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>Aung Thaung), Myothit Constituency (1) was sent to the Myothit Township
>Court and charged under the Criminal Code.  Case file No. (58/98).  U
>Aung San Myint (50 years, son of U Hla Maung), Myaing Constituency (1)
>was charged in the Myaing Township Court under the Criminal Code.  Case
>file No. (39/98). U Aung Naing Oo (48 years, son of U Ba Tin), Pauk
>Constituency (2) was charged under the Criminal Code at the Pauk Township
>Court. Case No. (27/98).
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>U Tar (49 years, son of U Aye Maung), Salin Constituency (1) was arrested
>by police and action was taken under the Habitual Offenders Restriction
>Act ( 5/1/sa/hsa).  Police Case No. (Pa) 173/98.=20
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>NLD Officials -- U Khin Win (46 years, son of U Aung Gyi), Chairman of
>the Yenangyaung Township NLD Organizing Committee, and Vice Chairman U
>Hla Myint (37 years, son of U Pauk Toe) were arrested by the Yenangyaung
>police. Police Cases No. (Pa) 234/98 and (Pa) 244/98 were opened and
>charges filed under the Habitual Offenders Restriction Act (=20
>5/1/sa/hsa)
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>All the elected representatives and officials are required to stay within
>their township limits for a year and to report twice daily in person at
>the local police stations.=20
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