Today, Burmese authorities announced that Aung San Suu Kyi´s, right, house arrest has been renewed for another six months. -This shows the junta´s true face, says Inger Lise Husøy, Director of the Norwegian Burma Committee (NBC) . -They don´t want dialogue and they don´t want transition to democracy. On the contrary, they fear Suu Kyi´s enormous public support, adds Husøy. (27-MAY-08)
Based on NBC´s own press release, issued today, this article has been translated, illustrated, edited and prepared by HRH F / Niels Jacob Harbitz. Photo of Suu Kyi: IDEA.
According to Burmese law, a person can be imprisoned for five years without being sentenced. After that, he or she must either be charged or released. Aung San Suu Kyi has been in house arrest since 30 May 2003, when she and her entourage were attacked by supporters of te junta. At least 70 people from her own political party, the oppositional National League for Democracy (NLD) were killed in the attack.
Today, Aung San Suu Kyi has spent twelve years and 216 days in house arrest since she was first placed in this situation in 1989. 20 members of NLD were arrested earlier today in a demonstration deanding Suu Kyi´s release.
For further comments, contact NBC´s Director Inger Lise Husøy at +47 97 97 83 83. Read more about Aung San Suu Kyi and the recent referendum in Burma at NBC´s website www.burma.no.
