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AFP-London slams Myanmar's treament



London slams Myanmar's treament of Aung Sun Suu Kyi
Thu 13 Aug 98 - 16:18 GMT 


London slams Myanmar's treament of Aung Sun Suu Kyi
Thu 13 Aug 98 - 16:18 GMT 

LONDON, Aug 13 (AFP) - Myanmar's military regime must begin talks with
opposition leader Aung Sun Suu Kyi and halt its "totally unacceptable"
treatment of her, the British government said Thursday.

Foreign Office minister Derek Fatchett called for an end to the ruling
generals' restrictions on Aung Sun Suu Kyi's freedom to travel on the
second day of her latest roadside stand-off with security forces.

"I deeply regret that the Burmese regime should, instead of opening
dialogue with the National League for Democracy (NLD) and other democratic
leaders, yet again have chosen to stop Aung San Suu Kyi freely travelling
around Burma," Fatchett said in a statement.

"We and others have repeatedly made clear that interference is totally
unacceptable.

"Until the regime takes notice, it will only continue to do Burma harm in
the eyes of the world."

The opposition leader was stopped at a checkpoint 30 kilometers (19 miles)
west of the capital Rangoon while trying to meet supporters in the western
city of Basseinduring.

Some diplomats said the van, also carrying two drivers and an official of
her National League for Democracy (NLFD), had been towed to a bridge where
she spent six days in another confrontation last month.

Others reported troops had manually lifted the vehicle and carried it to a
nearby riot police compound.

After last month's stand-off, Aung Sun Suu Kyi was eventually forcibly
returned home on July 29.

This time she is in a mini-van, not a sedan car, and has brought extra
supplies, indicating she is prepared for a long wait.

"It looks like she is getting ready to sit it out longer this time," one
western diplomat said.

This is Aung San Suu Kyi's fourth failed attempt to travel to meet
provincial supporters in a little over a month.








LONDON, Aug 13 (AFP) - Myanmar's military regime must begin talks with
opposition leader Aung Sun Suu Kyi and halt its "totally unacceptable"
treatment of her, the British government said Thursday.

Foreign Office minister Derek Fatchett called for an end to the ruling
generals' restrictions on Aung Sun Suu Kyi's freedom to travel on the
second day of her latest roadside stand-off with security forces.

I deeply regret that the Burmese regime should, instead of opening dialogue
with the National League for Democracy (NLD) and other democratic leaders,
yet again have chosen to stop Aung San Suu Kyi freely travelling around
Burma," Fatchett said in a statement.
We and others have repeatedly made clear that interference is totally
unacceptable.
"Until the regime takes notice, it will only continue to do Burma harm in
the eyes of the world."
The opposition leader was stopped at a checkpoint 30 kilometers (19 miles)
west of the capital Rangoon while trying to meet supporters in the western
city of Basseinduring.
Some diplomats said the van, also carrying two drivers and an official of
her National League for Democracy (NLFD), had been towed to a bridge where
she spent six days in another confrontation last month.

Others reported troops had manually lifted the vehicle and carried it to a
nearby riot police compound.

After last month's stand-off, Aung Sun Suu Kyi was eventually forcibly
returned home on July 29.

This time she is in a mini-van, not a sedan car, and has brought extra
supplies, indicating she is prepared for a long wait.

"It looks like she is getting ready to sit it out longer this time," one
western diplomat said.

This is Aung San Suu Kyi's fourth failed attempt to travel to meet
provincial supporters in a little over a month.