CRIME AND JUSTICE

[moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Dear Netters,
                      The following report is on arrests of activists before
the Burmese embassy.
Peace.

Sincerely,

Julien Moe
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CRIME & JUSTICE
The Washington Post; Washington, D.C.; Oct 27, 1998; 

Sub Title: 
             [FINAL Edition]
Column Name: 
             CRIME & JUSTICE
Start Page: 
             B05
ISSN: 
             01908286

Abstract:
Thirteen men and women who chained themselves to the fence of the Burmese
Embassy yesterday were arrested after they refused to move when ordered by
police, a Uniformed Secret Service spokeswoman said.

About 40 supporters of the Free Burmese Coalition began their demonstration at
11 a.m. at the embassy, in the 2300 block of S Street NW. The military
government in Burma, also known as Myanmar, has faced months of pressure
over alleged human rights violations.

[Philecia] McCain, 32, of Silver Spring, was the office administrator; she
resigned
before the wrongdoing came to light, prosecutors said. Marbury, 43, of the
District, was an administrative assistant and was fired once investigators
began
combing through the organization's records, authorities said. According to
their
guilty pleas, the activities took place in 1996 and 1997.

Full Text:
Copyright The Washington Post Company Oct 27, 1998


THE DISTRICT

13 Protesters Arrested at Burmese Embassy

Thirteen men and women who chained themselves to the fence of the Burmese
Embassy
yesterday were arrested after they refused to move when ordered by police, a
Uniformed
Secret Service spokeswoman said.

About 40 supporters of the Free Burmese Coalition began their demonstration
at 11 a.m.
at the embassy, in the 2300 block of S Street NW. The military government in
Burma,
also known as Myanmar, has faced months of pressure over alleged human rights
violations.

The demonstrators who chained themselves to the fence were accused of
violating a
federal law aimed at protecting foreign embassies, spokeswoman Chaun Yount
said. If
convicted, they could face fines of up to $500 or serve six months in jail.