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BURMA/POLITICS (r)
DATE=12/27/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-243532
TITLE=BURMA / POLITICS / L-O
BYLINE=DAVID BUTLER
DATELINE=BANGKOK
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: BURMA'S MILITARY GOVERNMENT SUNDAY DISMISSED RUMORS IT IS
PLANNING TO DEPORT PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI. AS
DAVID BUTLER REPORTS, THE RULING MILITARY COUNCIL CALLED ON MS.
SUU KYI AND HER OPPOSITION PARTY TO COOPERATE WITH THE
GOVERNMENT.
TEXT: A STATEMENT FROM THE RULING MILITARY COUNCIL ACCUSES AUNG
SAN SUU KYI OF PLAYING POLITICS OVER THE QUESTION OF WHETHER SHE
MIGHT BE DEPORTED.
FRIDAY, AUNG SAN SUU KYI SAID SHE HAD NO INTENTION OF LEAVING
BURMA.
COMMENTARIES IN THE STATE-RUN MEDIA AND SPEAKERS AT PRO-MILITARY
MASS RALLIES IN RECENT WEEKS HAVE INCREASINGLY CALLED FOR AUNG
SAN SUU KYI TO BE DEPORTED. SHE IS MARRIED TO A BRITISH
ACADEMIC.
IN FRIEAY'S MESSAGE TO HER NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY PARTY,
MS. SUU KYI SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD FIND IT DIFFICULT TO DEPORT
HER BECAUSE SHE HOLDS ONLY BURMESE CITIZENSHIP.
SUNDAY'S STATEMENT FROM THE MILITARY COUNCIL SAYS IT HOPES THE
N-L-D WILL CONTRIBUTE IN A POSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL WAY TO
ACHIEVING A BETTER FUTURE FOR BURMA.
THE RULING MILITARY COUNCIL SAYS THE N-L-D SHOULD NOT RESORT TO
WHAT IT CALLS WHIMSICAL AND SYMBOLIC GESTURES DESIGNED TO CREATE
SEASONAL SENSATIONAL HEADLINES -- A CLEAR REFERENCE TO AUNG SAN
SUU KYI'S STATED FEARS ABOUT BEING DEPORTED.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY WON MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE
VOTES IN A 1990 ELECTION SUPERVISED BY THE RULING MILITARY
COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL WAS STUNG BY THE DEFEAT OF PRO-MILITARY PARTIES AND
NEVER ALLOWED THE ELECTED PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE. (SIGNED)
NEB / WD / WD
27-Dec-98 5:05 AM EST (1005 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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