Thai Cops Swoop On Protestors

[george]

Thai cops swoop on protestors

BANGKOK: -- Thai authorities on Thursday detained 25 Myanmar nationals who mounted a protest outside Myanmar's embassy against the ongoing detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, police said.

The protest was held on the 14th anniversary of elections which were won in a landslide by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) - a result never recognised by the junta.

"Eight (ethnic) Mons started the protest in front of the Myanmar embassy and then another 17 Burmese came to join them," a police spokesperson said. "The protestors came to call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi."

He said nine demonstrators were arrested for being illegal immigrants, while the others were released after they produced papers showing they were registered as "persons of concern", or refugees, with the United Nations.

National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma spokesperson Zin Linn said the demonstrations were part of worldwide protests on Thursday aimed at drawing attention to repression in Myanmar.

"Aung San Suu Kyi is in detention, so the Burmese people around the word are protesting in front of Burmese embassies" he said, using the country's former name.

"They are also demonstrating against the national convention which is a farce, and an attempt to whitewash what is really going on in Burma" he added.

The convention, which has drawn together more than 1 000 delegates mostly handpicked by the government, is the first step in the regime's "roadmap to democracy" which it says will end in free elections.

The process, which was launched on May 17 despite an NLD boycott, has been dismissed as a sham by Washington and human rights groups.

The opposition refused to attend the convention because of the junta's refusal to relax repressive rules surrounding the forum, or to release Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. She was taken into custody a year ago.

--News24.com 2004-05-27

[KevinN]

And the same should go for the Burmese as with the Malay Muslims,,if you come to Thailand then you have to live a peaceful life or you will be deported,no matter i you are "persons of concern" or what ever and to ###### with the UN,let em take them to the UN compound in the states, but deport anyone who is a rabble rouser and a peace disturbing ###### here.

[Dutchy]

Thai cops swoop on protestors

BANGKOK: -- Thai authorities on Thursday detained 25 Myanmar nationals who mounted a protest outside Myanmar's embassy against the ongoing detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, police said.

The protest was held on the 14th anniversary of elections which were won in a landslide by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) - a result never recognised by the junta.

The Thai authorities do not like protesters, this goes directly against the non-confrontational Thai culture. If people start protesting, where will it end? This directly endangers the position of the high and mighty in Thailand. In normal Thai words it would say 'A direct threat to Thai national security"...

Dutchy

[Khun Larry]

let em take them to the UN compound in the states, but deport anyone who is a rabble rouser and a peace disturbing ###### here.

What compound? It's just a building, fully occupied no doubt. We have enough rabble rousers here.

Incidentally, this is a regular happening in NYC. Rarely are there any arrests or deportations. Compassionate Peace loving USA? Or maybe too much paperwork for the NYPD.