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Subject: NEWS - [The Press Release of CNF On Killing of A Buddhist Monk in Chinland] ----(CNF-18/10/99) 

Press release of Chin National Front 

                               CHIN NATIONAL FRONT 
                             GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 
                                    CHINLAND 

PRESS-RELEASE OF THE CNF REGARDING THE SHOOTING TO DEATH OF SAYADAW U
THUNANDA 

It has always been the position of the CNF that different religious
beliefs and faiths among the
nationalities of Burma must be respected and free of political
interference regardless of the political
situation of the country. This stance of the CNF has been made clearly
known to the people and
especially of the Chin State because the CNF believes in the seperation
of RELIGION and STATE. 

CNF therefore repeatedly made it clear to the people that it firmly
stands against religious oppression
and persecution systematically conducted by the military dictatorship in
Burma. It has always been the
stand of the CNF that there must be freedom of religion in the country
and that every religion must be
duly respected and so it never has any intention of condemning religious
beliefs and practices of the
people.Naturally the CNF which is fighting for freedom is deeply
saddened bythe shooting of a
Budhhist monk, Sayadaw U Thu Nanda, by an armed group on October 9, 1999
in Tlangrua village,
Chinland, Burma and it strongly condemns such brutal act in a press
release made by the Myanmar
Information Commitee on October11, 1999, the CNF has been accused of
being responsible for the
killing of Sayadaw U Thu Nanda. This accusation is totally baseless and
without any foundation and is
only aimed at creating conflict and misunderstanding between the people
of Buddhist faith and the
CNF. The CNF has absolutely nothing to do with the killing of Sayadaw U
Thu Nanda. This is only
again a dirty trick played by Gen. Khin Ngut and his group. While
fighting against the military
dictatorship of Burma which has been relentlessly subjecting the people
of Burma to oppression and
persecution, the CNF once again would like to make it clear that it will
never stand in the way of
freedom of religion. 

Keeping in mind the security and safety of the people, the CNF will
continue its fight for the
establishment of democratic system in the country. 

October 12, 1999 
Central CommitteeChin National Front