ABSDF: 15 Officers Arrested (r)

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Re: ABSDF: 15 Officers Arrested
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Dear colleagues and friends,

Thank you very much for the courage you all have shown in support to the 
NLD party's movement to convene the parliament, the party that you all 
have voted for in the May 1990 general elections. It's time to turn a 
new leaf in the history of Burma. I know it will come to this one day. 
Let's do our part right at the right time to bring about a democractic 
rule in Burma. 

In soliderity with the NLD's movements,

Minn Kyaw Minn
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>Media Release
>September 13, 1998
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>15 Senior Military Officers Arrested for Planning to Meet With Suu Kyi
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>Burma's State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has arrested 15 
senior
>military officers for planning to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 
according
>to military sources in Rangoon.
>
>The officers, including seven from the Army, three from the Navy and 
five
>from the Air Force, have been accused by the SPDC of deviating from
>official policy on the current political situation. 
>
>The officers were arrested in Rangoon on September 5. The group 
includes
>six Colonels and a Lieutenant-Colonel from the Army, three Majors from 
the
>Navy, and five Colonels from the Air Force. 
>
>ABSDF Vice-Chairman Moe Thee Zun says the arrests do not represent the
>attitude of the rank and file.
>
>"We know that these officers were planning to discuss the political
>situation with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and their actions show the growing
>desire by soldiers and officers alike for genuine political reform in 
Burma. 
>
>"We praise these 15 officers for having the courage to stand up for 
their
>beliefs and hope that many other members of the armed forces will now 
step
>forward and show their desire for change and restore the tainted image 
of
>Burma's military."
>
>Regional and divisional commanders have been informed about the arrests 
but
>have been told to prevent this news from reaching the rank and file.
>Officers have also been warned of the possibility of a mass movement
>developing soon, and every Battalion  has been told to prepare a fully
>equipped and alert counter force.
>
>One Major or Captain and three Sergeants from each Battalion throughout 
the
>country were ordered to come to Rangoon by September 4 to attend
>counter-riot training. Over 1000 officers from different Battalions are
>currently participating in the training.
>
>Sources on the front-line also state that many soldiers, and even some
>officers, no longer want to fight. Some soldiers have openly complained
>about daily hardships due to their low salaries, ration cuts and the
>current economic crisis. Dissatisfaction due to inequalities between
>officers and soldiers is apparently also widespread.
>
>All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF)
>
>For further information call 01 960 4026, 01 312 0325 or 01 654 4984.
>
>
>
>


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