Junta arrests nine party members on NLD's 20th anniversary
New Delhi - Burmese junta authorities on Saturday arrested nine members of the opposition party – the National League for Democracy – who were travelling to attend the 20th anniversary celebration of the party's founding day, the party spokesperson said.
Nyan Win, spokesperson of the NLD said nine of his party members including Htet Htet Oo Wai and Daw Shan Ma were rounded up by plainclothes security personnel as they stepped off a bus near the NLD head office in Shwegondine Street in Bahan Township.
"They were picked up by plainclothes policemen. We don't know the names of the other seven," Nyan Win said.
The NLD spokesperson said, at least a thousand plainclothes security personnel were present in and around the party office as members marked the 20th anniversary of the party's founding day. The security personnel also took video footage and still photographs of the people attending the function.
"There were about 500 people attending the 20th anniversary day but I think the security people were double our number," Nyan Win said.
The anniversary function was also attended by the recently released veteran journalist and the NLD party founding member U Win Tin, Khin Maung Swe and Dr Than Nyien.
During the function, the current party Chairman Aung Shwe requested Win Tin, Khin Swe and Dr. Than Nyien to resume their old positions and their work with the party.
Win Tin, who was detained for over 19 years, and Khin Maung Swe, earlier served as NLD's central committee members before they were arrested while Dr. Than Nyien was the vice-chairman of the Rangoon Division NLD.
Win Tin, the veteran journalist, said he welcomed the offer made by the NLD chairman as he had always supported the party.
"I have always exhorted the people to support the NLD and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. So, we accept the offer in principle but I am not sure when we can actually take up the responsibility because we have to do a lot of work to catch up with," Win Tin told Mizzima over telephone after the function.
But he said, the first thing that the three of them would like to do is to fight for freedom of the remaining political prisoners, who are continuously suffering under deplorable prison conditions.
"It will include demanding the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo, and when they are freed, we will continue urging for a political dialogue," Win Tin said.
According to the Thailand based Assistant Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP), there are over 2,000 political prisoners including student leader Min Ko Naing and his 88 generation colleagues, still languishing in prisons across Burma.
Meanwhile, Nyan Win said, the party is proud to be able to celebrate its 20th anniversary despite the ruling junta's severe crackdown on its party members.
"I, personally, am very satisfied with what the NLD party has been able to do so far. For the past 20 years, despite severe repression by the government, the NLD is being able to maintain its stand as a political opposition party," Nyan Win said.
He added that the party will continue to uphold its principle of fighting for democracy and human rights in the country through non-violent means.
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