Myanmar papers call for Suu Kyi dep

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Myanmar papers call for Suu Kyi deportation

    YANGON, Sept 8  - Myanmar's state-controlled newspapers on Tuesday
called on the military
    government to deport opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

    A commentary, attributed to "an advocate", accused Suu Kyi of trying to
destabilise the country and said her marriage
    to an Englishman made her a foreigner. "Therefore I would like to
request the government...on behalf of the entire
    people to issue a deportation order for Daw Suu Kyi...," it said. The
newspapers usually closely reflect government
    thinking.

    The commentary was carried in the Myanmar-language Myanmar Alin (Light
of Myanmar) and Kyemon (Mirror)
    newspapers.

    The deportation call came a day after Suu Kyi's National League for
Democracy (NLD) said the authorities had
    detained 110 of its members since Sunday. The government said it
detained an unspecified number of NLD
    members to prevent the party carrying out a vow to call a "People's
Parliament" this month.

    The NLD said those detained included 50 members who won seats in
Myanmar's last general election eight years
    ago -- a poll the party won by a landslide only to see the military
ignore the result.

    A government spokesman said on Monday the authorities would take
"appropriate action" against Suu Kyi and other
    NLD leaders if they stuck to their vow.