DAW SUU, PARTY FORCED BY TROOPS TO

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The following is the unofficial translation of the Statement issued by the
NLD on
July 30, 1998.

					National League for Democracy
					97/B West Shwegondine Street
					Bahan Township, Rangoon

					Announcement No. 18 (7/98)

1. While Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the General Secretary of the National League
for Democracy (NLD), an NLD Central Executive Committee member, and members
of their party were staying near Anyarsu and Pandine villages because of
the blockade set up, the authorities, at 21:50 on July 30, 1998, ordered
the security forces to use force to remove them. The General Secretary was
physically forced into a car and driven back to her home without her
consent.  The authorities also drove the car belonging to the General
Secretary back to her home without her permission.

2. Similar to the General Secretary, the remaining Central Executive
Committee member and two other members of the party were also manhandled
and physically forced into the cars of the authorities and driven back.
Officials representing the authorities and security personnel were the only
other people in the cars that forcefully brought back the General Secretary
and her party.

3.  The National League for Democracy very strongly protests the
uncivilized way that the authorities conducted the incident, which included
physical abuse and constituted a criminal offense.

								Central Executive Committee
								National League for Democracy
Rangoon
The 7th Waxing Moon of Wagaung, 1360 
July 30, 1998