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More Myanmar opposition arrests, NLD calls for talks
Wed 09 Sep 98 - 13:04 GMT=20

YANGON, Sept 9 (AFP) - Myanmar's opposition said Wednesday the military =
had arrested 108 more of its members and that it had called for a =
meeting with the junta to address the issue.=20
Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for =
Democracyparty said in a statement the latest arrests brought the number =
of party members detained since Sunday to 328.=20

"These are innocent people who have not broken any laws and the NLD, =
which condemns these unlawful arrests, urges the government to desist =
and release them," the statement said.=20

It said eight of those arrested in the past 24 hours were members of =
parliament elected in 1990 polls won by a landslide by the NLD-led =
political oppposition.=20

The military refused to hand over power after the election and has =
rejected repeated demands that the 1990 parliament be convened.


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meeting with the junta to address the issue.=20
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Democracyparty=20
said in a statement the latest arrests brought the number of party =
members=20
detained since Sunday to 328.=20
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NLD,=20
which condemns these unlawful arrests, urges the government to desist =
and=20
release them,&quot; the statement said.=20
<P>It said eight of those arrested in the past 24 hours were members of=20
parliament elected in 1990 polls won by a landslide by the NLD-led =
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rejected=20
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