BBC-Burmese authorities threaten op (r)

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Re: BBC- Burmese authorities threaten opposition
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We have this to say to the generals of the SPDC:
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Very recently, we noticed Ne Win's sudden but indirect appearance in the 
media. Don't listen to Ne Win's recent "father-son" talk in the paper, 
"NLM". 

The generals of the Burmese army should think twice before they are 
being lured into commiting a new crime. The responsible persons of the 
1988 crisis like Ne Win and Saw Maung have retired and have long 
disppeared from the scene and Sein Lwin is dead now. We don't want to 
see any of the SPDC generals be put to carry all the troubles they have 
caused. 

Remember, the job of good soldiers is to protect the people and their 
will. People are your employers not Ne Win or anybody.  

Threats do not solve problems. If anything happened to Daw Aung San Suu 
Kyi and the leaders and members of the NLD party this time, the top five 
leaders of the SPDC would be held responsible. The blame would be 
permament and will be irrevocable. Trying to avoid the problems at hand 
and reverting to hard-line stance will not only create more problems 
within the country but also affect the stability in the region. 

I therefore urge the SPDC not to throw away the opportunity to reach a 
compromising situation. The SPDC can still save its face at the same 
time. The time for change is now. It is absolutely unwise for the SPDC 
to commit another crime at this time. 



As for the NLD:
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People are being threatened all the time in Burma and anyone can be 
arrested or imprisioned so long as SPDC/SLORC is in control. Everybody 
knows that. That's nothing new in Burma. 

It's natural that the NLD is well prepared for the worst. So, is every 
one else in Burma. 


May may we have peaceful settlement in Burma.

Minn Kyaw Minn
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>Tuesday, September 1, 1998 Published at 10:20 GMT 11:20 UK 
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>Burmese authorities threaten opposition 
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>The Burmese military government says it could not rule out imprisoning 
the
>opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, if she goes ahead with her plan to
>convene a people's parliament. 
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>Miss Suu Kyi is planning to set up the parliament in the next few weeks 
as
>part of her campaign to restore democracy to Burma. 
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>But a government spokesman told the BBC that the authorities would, as 
he
>put it, do whatever was necessary to maintain national security. 
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>In a separate interview, Aung San Suu Kyi, said members of her 
opposition
>National League for Democracy had to be prepared to go to jail at any 
time.
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>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
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