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Bangkok Post - Dec 11, 1999.
BURMA


We support Suu Kyi, say fighters
Ralph Bachoe


The leader of the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors yesterday denied the =
group opposed Aung San Suu Kyi.

Ye Thi Ha said the comments made by Kyaw Ni, or Johnny, leader of the =
Oct 1-2 raid on the Burmese embassy in Bangkok, did not represent the =
group.

In a telephone interview, Ye Thi Ha said the leader of the embassy raid =
was expressing a personal view. To affirm the group's position, it =
issued a statement that read: "We support Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's =
non-violent way to democracy, and her leading role in the Burmese =
democracy movement.

"We reiterate that we will not criticise, personally or politically, any =
person fighting for democracy, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi."Kyaw Ni =
told the Associated Press from the jungle base of God's Army that Suu =
Kyi did not really care for the Burmese people.

He condemned her for her non-violent approach. "I don't like Suu Kyi =
because I don't think she really loves her country," he said. Her =
marriage to the late Michael Aris, a Briton, proved she did not love her =
country, and he would oppose her if she came to office.

In the statement, the group said Kyaw Ni's comments had been =
misinterpreted, possibly through a language problem. If any member of =
the group did make such a statement, "it was in a personal capacity and =
does not represent the views of the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors".

Ye Thi Ha, with another student, was sentenced to seven years in prison =
in Thailand after they hijacked a Union of Burma Airways plane from =
Rangoon to Bangkok in 1989. They demanded democracy be restored and that =
Suu Kyi be released from house arrest.

The leader of the 20-strong group said it will always stand for people =
fighting for democracy and that God's Army strongly supports Suu Kyi.


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11, 1999.</B></FONT></DIV>
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<H1 align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>We support Suu Kyi, say =
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<P><FONT color=3D#000000><!--BYLINE--><B><FONT size=3D3>Ralph =
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<P><FONT size=3D+2><B>T</B></FONT>he leader of the Vigorous Burmese =
Student=20
Warriors yesterday denied the group opposed Aung San Suu Kyi.</P>
<P>Ye Thi Ha said the comments made by Kyaw Ni, or Johnny, leader of the =
Oct 1-2=20
raid on the Burmese embassy in Bangkok, did not represent the group.</P>
<P>In a telephone interview, Ye Thi Ha said the leader of the embassy =
raid was=20
expressing a personal view. To affirm the group's position, it issued a=20
statement that read: "We support Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's non-violent way =
to=20
democracy, and her leading role in the Burmese democracy movement.</P>
<P>"We reiterate that we will not criticise, personally or politically, =
any=20
person fighting for democracy, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi."Kyaw Ni =
told the=20
Associated Press from the jungle base of God's Army that Suu Kyi did not =
really=20
care for the Burmese people.</P>
<P>He condemned her for her non-violent approach. "I don't like Suu Kyi =
because=20
I don't think she really loves her country," he said. Her marriage to =
the late=20
Michael Aris, a Briton, proved she did not love her country, and he =
would oppose=20
her if she came to office.</P>
<P>In the statement, the group said Kyaw Ni's comments had been =
misinterpreted,=20
possibly through a language problem. If any member of the group did make =
such a=20
statement, "it was in a personal capacity and does not represent the =
views of=20
the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors".</P>
<P>Ye Thi Ha, with another student, was sentenced to seven years in =
prison in=20
Thailand after they hijacked a Union of Burma Airways plane from Rangoon =
to=20
Bangkok in 1989. They demanded democracy be restored and that Suu Kyi be =

released from house arrest.</P>
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people=20
fighting for democracy and that God's Army strongly supports Suu=20
Kyi.</P></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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