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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

22 October 1999

No: 10 - 24

Aborted Coup Leaders of a Ceasefire Group Executed

SNA, S.H.A.N.'s source in Eastern Shan State, reported that an attempted =

coup in a ceasefire group was foiled and its leaders executed early this =

month.

According to SNA, Vice President Khammaw and Hsiao-jiu, commander of=20
Brigade 911, from Eastern Shan State Army of Sai Lin a.k.a Sai Leun, =
better=20
known as Lin Mingxien, whose headquarters is in Mongla, a border town=20
north-east of Kengtung, were executed on 1 October. They were found to =
be=20
guilty of conspiring a coup against Lin, whose group, formerly the=20
Communist Party of Burma's "815 War Zone", made a ceasefire agreement =
with=20
Rangoon in 1989 along with other ex-CPB groups.

Kham-maw, of Akha origin, and his co-conspirator, had planned to take =
over=20
on 28 August, said SNA. But 5 days before the plan materialized, there =
was=20
a leak which finally led to their execution.

15 others, most of them company and battalion commanders, are also being =

held in Mongla prison, reported SNA.

"Lin has appointed his brother, Sai Toon Awng, and Sao Oon-Kham, a=20
descendent of Kengkhwang Princely House, provisionally as Commander and=20
Deputy Commander of the brigade", said SNA.

The ESSA, or Special Region No: 4 to the SPDC, has three brigades, he=20
added: 369, 911 and 815.

Lin Mingxian is reported to enjoy immense prestige among junta circles, =
but=20
has been blacklisted by the United States as a drug lord.

///END\\\
For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>22 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 - =
24<BR><BR><FONT=20
size=3D4><STRONG>Aborted Coup Leaders of a Ceasefire Group=20
Executed</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>SNA, S.H.A.N.'s source in Eastern =
Shan State,=20
reported that an attempted <BR>coup in a ceasefire group was foiled and =
its=20
leaders executed early this <BR>month.<BR><BR>According to SNA, Vice =
President=20
Khammaw and Hsiao-jiu, commander of <BR>Brigade 911, from Eastern Shan =
State=20
Army of Sai Lin a.k.a Sai Leun, better <BR>known as Lin Mingxien, whose=20
headquarters is in Mongla, a border town <BR>north-east of Kengtung, =
were=20
executed on 1 October. They were found to be <BR>guilty of conspiring a =
coup=20
against Lin, whose group, formerly the <BR>Communist Party of Burma's =
"815 War=20
Zone", made a ceasefire agreement with <BR>Rangoon in 1989 along with =
other=20
ex-CPB groups.<BR><BR>Kham-maw, of Akha origin, and his co-conspirator, =
had=20
planned to take over <BR>on 28 August, said SNA. But 5 days before the =
plan=20
materialized, there was <BR>a leak which finally led to their=20
execution.<BR><BR>15 others, most of them company and battalion =
commanders, are=20
also being <BR>held in Mongla prison, reported SNA.<BR><BR>"Lin has =
appointed=20
his brother, Sai Toon Awng, and Sao Oon-Kham, a <BR>descendent of =
Kengkhwang=20
Princely House, provisionally as Commander and <BR>Deputy Commander of =
the=20
brigade", said SNA.<BR><BR>The ESSA, or Special Region No: 4 to the =
SPDC, has=20
three brigades, he <BR>added: 369, 911 and 815.<BR><BR>Lin Mingxian is =
reported=20
to enjoy immense prestige among junta circles, but <BR>has been =
blacklisted by=20
the United States as a drug lord.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further =
information,=20
please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. =
15,=20
Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 =
121<BR>e-mail:=20
&lt;<A =
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N.=20
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