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Subject: Foreign mercenary illegally enters country for the third time

Foreign mercenary illegally enters
country for third time

YANGON, 31 Aug-The man named Mr James
Rupert Russell Mawdsley, who holds dual
British and Australian citizenship was
expelled from Myanmar in August 1998,
and he was found in Myoma Market in
Tachilek this morning.  Duty conscious
members of the public caught him and
reported to the authorities.  The
Immigration and National Registration
Department checked him and seized from
him three kinds of instigative leaflets
numbering 500.

James Mawdsley first entered Myanmar
holding a British passport and at 12.30
pm on 16 September 1997, he tied his
hand with an iron chain to the gate of
No 6 Basic Education High School on
Anawrahta Street in Botahtaung Township.
He criticized the government leaders in
his speech, cursing and shouting.  He
then distributed 140 anti-government
leaflets.  The authorities called him in
and checked him.  After coordination
between the officials of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and the British
Ambassador, he was expelled from Yangon
Airport on 17-9-97.


James Mawdsley again crossed the border
from Thailand and entered Myanmar
stealthily for the second time, and on
30-4-98, he stuck anti-government
leaflets to the lamp-posts and
distributed them near the Central Market
in Mawlamyine.  The authorities caught
him and checked him.  He was found to be
a mercenary subversive colluding with
KNU and ABSDF terrorist groups.  This
was reported in the newspapers published
on 8-5-98.  He was sentenced to five
years' imprisonment on 15-5-98 under
Section 13/1 of the Immigration Law for
illegally entering the country without a
passport.  As he was serving prison
terms, he was released in mitigation of
punishment on 5-8-98 in consideration of
the requests of his parents and the
embassies concerned.  He was expelled
from Myanmar with warning not to come
back.

The government and the responsible
personnel took action against him
leniently twice but he has been
persistently attempting to destabilize
the peaceful situation in Myanmar.
Severe action will be taken against him
under the existing laws.

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