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Myanmar junta says Aung San Suu Kyi a bad mother and bad citizen
Mon 14 Sep 98 - 06:27 GMT=20
YANGON, Sept 14 (AFP) - Myanmar=92s junta unleashed a volley of =
criticism at opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Monday, saying she was a =
bad mother and not even a Myanmar citizen.=20
The Nobel peace laureate should be deported, said a commentary in the =
official Mirror daily, a Burmese-language organ of the junta.=20
"This is not only my personal wish, but the ardent desire of all =
parents, as well as the people," said the commentary, by a writer =
identified only as "a mother."=20
Myanmar women traditionally devoted their attention to looking after =
their families and should continue to do so, it added.=20
"In keeping with this tradition, Myanmar women have little time to =
dabble in politics," it said.=20
"We were totally discouraged when she started to make trouble, =
disrupting school examinations, and we began to wonder why the =
authorities were being so magnaminous to such a trouble-maker," the =
commentary added, saying the junta should take action against the =
National League for Democracy (NLD) leader "once and for all."=20
"Daw (honorific) Aung San Suu Kyi, alias Mrs. Michael Villiancourt Aris, =
who is a foreigner with pretensions of being a citizen, is blatantly =
causing trouble for the people and if the government continues to =
condone her actions it will be like looking on with arms folded at the =
suffering of the people," it said.=20
The junta frequently cites Aung San Suu Kyi=92s marriage to Briton =
Michael Aris as evidence that she is not committed to Myanmar. Aris and =
their two children live in Britain.=20
The British embassy here Monday denied Aung San Suu Kyi was a British =
national.=20
"We wish to make it categorically clear she is not, and never has been, =
a British citizen," it said in a statement.=20
However, the charge was repeated Monday in another junta organ, the =
English-language New Light of Myanmar daily. Dual nationality is illegal =
in Myanmar.=20
"Mrs Michael Aris, a Myanmar citizen, became a British subject out of =
her own wish," it said in another signed commentary.=20
"It is no wonder that with her reliance on the West, she is now engaged =
in subversive acts to undermine the sovereignty of Myanmar and hand the =
country=92 independence over to the West bloc."=20
Yangon was quiet Monday but foreign diplomats said riot police continued =
to seal off the Hlaing university campus, site of recent student unrest, =
and were deployed around the NLD headquarters.=20
The police, carrying shields and batons, stayed in the shadows of other =
buildings near the Yangon NLD complex, they added. They were also =
equipped with mobile barriers which could be used to quickly seal off =
the downtown road.=20
At least 200 riot police were stationed around the Hlaing campus, where =
students have been staging anti-government demonstrations over the past =
two weeks, but no incidents were reported.=20
The junta has effectively thwarted plans by the opposition to convene a =
parliament this month by detaining most of its members, according to =
foreign diplomats.=20
The NLD claims 700 members and supporters have been detained over the =
last week, but some foreign envoys said fewer than 200 detentions had =
been confirmed.=20
The opposition won 1990 polls by a landslide, with the NLD alone taking =
382 of the 485 seats. But the junta, which won only 10 seats, has =
refused to relinquish power, saying it is gradually moving towards =
democracy.=20
The number of NLD and other opposition members of parliament has since =
fallen to an unknown level due to deaths and resignations.=20
The NLD has vowed to convene the parliament elected in 1990 but the =
junta has said the move would be illegal.=20
=A9AFP 1998=20
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<P></FONT><B><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Myanmar junta says Aung San Suu =
Kyi a bad=20
mother and bad citizen</P></B></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<P>Mon 14 Sep 98 - 06:27 GMT </P></FONT><FONT color=3D#800000>
<P>YANGON, Sept 14 (AFP) - </FONT>Myanmar’s junta unleashed a =
volley of=20
criticism at opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Monday, saying she was a =
bad=20
mother and not even a Myanmar citizen. </P>
<P>The Nobel peace laureate should be deported, said a commentary in the =
official Mirror daily, a Burmese-language organ of the junta. </P>
<P>"This is not only my personal wish, but the ardent desire of all =
parents, as well as the people," said the commentary, by a writer=20
identified only as "a mother." </P>
<P>Myanmar women traditionally devoted their attention to looking after =
their=20
families and should continue to do so, it added. </P>
<P>"In keeping with this tradition, Myanmar women have little time =
to=20
dabble in politics," it said. </P>
<P>"We were totally discouraged when she started to make trouble,=20
disrupting school examinations, and we began to wonder why the =
authorities were=20
being so magnaminous to such a trouble-maker," the commentary =
added, saying=20
the junta should take action against the National League for Democracy =
(NLD)=20
leader "once and for all." </P>
<P>"Daw (honorific) Aung San Suu Kyi, alias Mrs. Michael =
Villiancourt Aris,=20
who is a foreigner with pretensions of being a citizen, is blatantly =
causing=20
trouble for the people and if the government continues to condone her =
actions it=20
will be like looking on with arms folded at the suffering of the =
people,"=20
it said. </P>
<P>The junta frequently cites Aung San Suu Kyi’s marriage to =
Briton=20
Michael Aris as evidence that she is not committed to Myanmar. Aris and =
their=20
two children live in Britain. </P>
<P>The British embassy here Monday denied Aung San Suu Kyi was a British =
national. </P>
<P>"We wish to make it categorically clear she is not, and never =
has been,=20
a British citizen," it said in a statement. </P>
<P>However, the charge was repeated Monday in another junta organ, the=20
English-language New Light of Myanmar daily. Dual nationality is illegal =
in=20
Myanmar. </P>
<P>"Mrs Michael Aris, a Myanmar citizen, became a British subject =
out of=20
her own wish," it said in another signed commentary. </P>
<P>"It is no wonder that with her reliance on the West, she is now =
engaged=20
in subversive acts to undermine the sovereignty of Myanmar and hand the=20
country’ independence over to the West bloc." </P>
<P>Yangon was quiet Monday but foreign diplomats said riot police =
continued to=20
seal off the Hlaing university campus, site of recent student unrest, =
and were=20
deployed around the NLD headquarters. </P>
<P>The police, carrying shields and batons, stayed in the shadows of =
other=20
buildings near the Yangon NLD complex, they added. They were also =
equipped with=20
mobile barriers which could be used to quickly seal off the downtown =
road. </P>
<P> </P>
<P> </P>
<P> </P>
<P>At least 200 riot police were stationed around the Hlaing campus, =
where=20
students have been staging anti-government demonstrations over the past =
two=20
weeks, but no incidents were reported. </P>
<P>The junta has effectively thwarted plans by the opposition to convene =
a=20
parliament this month by detaining most of its members, according to =
foreign=20
diplomats. </P>
<P>The NLD claims 700 members and supporters have been detained over the =
last=20
week, but some foreign envoys said fewer than 200 detentions had been =
confirmed.=20
</P>
<P>The opposition won 1990 polls by a landslide, with the NLD alone =
taking 382=20
of the 485 seats. But the junta, which won only 10 seats, has refused to =
relinquish power, saying it is gradually moving towards democracy. </P>
<P>The number of NLD and other opposition members of parliament has =
since fallen=20
to an unknown level due to deaths and resignations. </P>
<P>The NLD has vowed to convene the parliament elected in 1990 but the =
junta has=20
said the move would be illegal. </P><U><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D-1>
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