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Myanmar arrests opposition members for distributing leaflets

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) =97 Myanmar has arrested at least three members =
of the country's main opposition group for distributing anti-government =
leaflets, a state-owned newspaper reported Sunday.=20

The New Light of Myanmar said the arrests occurred Dec. 22 after an =
investigation into the distribution of pamphlets in public places in the =
capital of Yangon earlier in the month.=20

The newspaper said the pamphlets were traced to Yay town, 145 miles =
southeast of Yangon. Officials arrested town official Khin Soe, who had =
pamphlets and other anti-government documents in his possession.=20

He is a member of the main legal opposition force operating in Myanmar, =
the National League for Democracy, which faces severe repression from =
the military government.=20

The paper reported that Khin Soe and two other league members, Zaw Win =
and Win Kywe, also of Yay township, established contact with an =
anti-government exile group, People's Defense Force, and received =
training on political resistance, sabotage and propaganda methods.=20

The report said the three were also accused of sending fabricated =
reports to Radio Free Asia, a U.S. government-funded broadcaster =
established to promote democracy.=20

The report did not mention the total number of arrests, nor did it give =
the text of the pamphlets.
(AP)
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Myanmar arrests opposition = members for=20 distributing leaflets


BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) = Myanmar has=20 arrested at least three members of the
country's main opposition group = for=20 distributing anti-government
leaflets,
a state-owned newspaper reported = Sunday.=20 

The New Light of Myanmar said the arrests occurred Dec. 22 after = an=20
investigation into the distribution of pamphlets in public places in the =
capital=20 of Yangon earlier in the month. 

The newspaper said the pamphlets = were=20 traced to Yay town, 145 miles
southeast of Yangon. Officials arrested = town=20 official Khin Soe, who had
pamphlets and other anti-government documents = in his=20 possession. 

He is a member of the main legal opposition force = operating=20 in Myanmar,
the National League for Democracy, which faces severe = repression=20 from the
military government. 

The paper reported that Khin Soe = and two=20 other league members, Zaw Win
and
Win Kywe, also of Yay township, = established=20 contact with an
anti-government exile group, People's Defense Force, and = received
training on
political resistance, sabotage and propaganda = methods.=20 

The report said the three were also accused of sending = fabricated=20 reports
to Radio Free Asia, a U.S. government-funded broadcaster = established to=20
promote democracy. 

The report did not mention the total number = of=20 arrests, nor did it give
the text of the pamphlets.


(AP)


 

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