Why is Burma's junta afraid of Suu Kyi? - BBC NEWS »
Posted By gamahuche 6 months ago in Political NewsThe trial of Burma's renowned opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in secret, behind the walls of the country's most notorious jail, the aptly named Insein Prison.
Aung San Suu Kyi has spent much of the past two decades under house arrest, the last six years in such severe isolation that she has had almost no opportunity to communicate with the outside world.
Her party, which resoundingly won the last election 19 years ago, has been weakened and divided by almost constant military harassment.
Meanwhile the army, her nemesis, has more than doubled in size, has extended its control into all areas of life and now consumes around 40% of the national budget.
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gamahuche6 months ago
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The railroading of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma continues - now she is potentially threatened with a prison-term, conveniently enough just before the next "election". Her health is extremely fragile and further incarceration could remove her for ever from being a thorn in the side of the dictatorial rulers of Burma. The picture that accompanies the story is very telling!
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Radiofreeeuropa6 months ago
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There is a good piece in the Times today about this story-
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/world/asia/22mya...-
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gamahuche6 months ago
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From that article:
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According to the government mouthpiece, the New Light of Myanmar, an official testifying at the trial on Wednesday said the police had searched her home and found a strange collection of items that the swimmer — an American, John Yettaw, 53 — had left behind.
They included “two black chadors usually worn by Muslim women, two black scarves, two long skirts, one red torch light, six color pencils in a plastic bag, three pairs of sunglasses, two signal lights, a pair of swimming glasses, one two-pin plug, two pieces of circuit wire, one recharger, a black bag with a zip in it that was used to keep the apparatuses, a plastic bag with a zip in it, two pairs of gray stockings, five parts of an English book, and a bag with pieces of torn paper sheets in it.”
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A strange collection of items indeed..
When I first read the story it crossed my mind that he's been "hired" by the Burmese authorities - and it still seems odd that he managed to "bypass" the security.
But this collection of items - in addition to the otyer odd information that has emerged about him has disabused me of that idea.
It seems to me that there would hardly have been enough comprehension between him and the authorities to lead to any collusion!
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