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| Myanmar police detain members of Suu Kyi's political party |
| 2008-05-27 |
| Myanmar police on Tuesday detained about 15 members of the pro-democracy political party led by detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The members of the National League for Democracy protested against Suu Kyi's house arrest in front of party headquarters in Yangon and marched toward her residence, about 4 kilometers away, in the former capital. They carried a large picture of Suu Kyi and a large banner saying, "Release Suu Kyi immediately." The protesters were stopped by plainclothes police about halfway there and told to turn back. But on their way back to party headquarters, police forced them onto a truck and took them away. Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since May 30, 2003. The NLD won a landslide victory in the 1990 general election, but the military refused to honor the results and has since insisted the country needs a new constitution before handing power to a civilian government. The military government held a referendum for the military--drafted constitution this month and according to state media, the constitution was overwhelmingly approved by voters. |
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