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AFP : Myanmar junta says no longer



Myanmar junta says no longer responsible for Aung San Suu Kyi's safety
Tue 11 Aug 98 - 08:26 GMT 

YANGON, Aug 11 (AFP) - Myanmar's junta Tuesday said it no longer took
responsibility for the safety of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi,
despite days earlier guaranteeing her security.

"Since we have withdrawn our official security at her request, we are no
longer responsible for her personal safety or security," it said in a
statement.

Government security agents who had been deployed to protect Aung San Suu
Kyi since her release from house arrest in 1995 were withdrawn when the
Nobel peace laureate ordered them out of her compound here last Thursday.

Her National League for Democracy (NLD), Myanmar's leading opposition
party, said its young supporters would protect her. The junta said about 10
youths had been staying at the compound around the clock since the official
security team withdrew.