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Subject: CURRENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT INSIDE BURMA__ABSDF

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                  ALL BURMA STUDENT'S DEMOCRATIC FRONT
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                              PRESS RELEASE
               Current Political development inside Burma

Inside sources 

I. Aung San Suu Kyi contributes assistance to political prisoners
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Daw Aung San Suu kyi meets the people in front of her home every weekend and
gives a speech regarding democratic causes. Now the number at the gathering is over
1000. 

A Rangoon resident said that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has organized a Committee to
provide assistance to political prisoners in different jails in Burma. She has recently
contributed 1000 kyat including a towel and necessary medicines for each political
prisoner. "The People express their support to her great attempt," he added.
 
The Committee has also provided assistance for the poor family members of the
political prisoners. There are now about over 3000 political prisoners still detained in
the different prisons in Burma. "She said that she will continue to urge the Slorc for
their release calling the people to give her support" said another resident in Rangoon.


II. Most Political prisoners will end their sentences soon
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It was reported from inside Burma that there are now over 3000 political prisoners in
different jails of Burma. Most of the political prisoners will complete their sentences
by the end of this year. It probably seems to be the Slorc that finding a way to take
advantages of the situation by announcing an amnesty or something like that,  said a
resident in Rangoon. Slorc may announce an amnesty to exploit the situation, said
one of the political prisoners. 


III. Top brass reshuffle soon
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A rumour which has been spread inside Burma is that the internal split between the
top brass of the Burma military has become broader. Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt seems to
have lost some power while Gen. Maung Aye's clique becomes more powerful Senior
Gen. Than Shwe will retire by the end of this year and Gen. Maung Aye will take his
place as the Chairman of the Slorc, a Rangoon resident said quoting the rumours.  


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Information Department 
All Burma Students' Democratic Front(Chairman_Moe Thee Zun)
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