Central Executive Committee of NLD to Meet Gambari
By Saw Yan Naing November 2, 2007
The Central Executive Committee of the main opposition party, the National League for Democracy, is due to meet the UN envoy, Ibrahim Gambari. According to a party spokesperson, the NLD plans to take the opportunity to urge the envoy to take action toward political reform in Burma.
UN's special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari [Photo: AFP]NLD spokesperson Nyan Win said, “We will discuss the current political situation and the necessary changes for Burma. We will urge Gambari not only to listen, but also to take action in creating talks between the NLD and the military government.”
Although the party has not received an official invitation from the UN envoy, Nyan Win said that he calls on Gambari to persuade the government to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently under house arrest.
Meanwhile, the junta freed 46 detainees on Thursday, mostly members of the NLD.
However, the NLD spokesperson doubted that the release is a sign that the Burmese regime is bowing to international pressure. The authorities have freed about 100 NLD members so far and an estimated 116 members are still detained in jail, he said. About 300 members of the NLD have been arrested since August.
Nyan Win added, “To ease international pressure, we believe that the government will release the rest of the detainees while Gambari is visiting Burma.”
UN envoy Gambari is due to arrive in Burma on Saturday. The UN envoy plans to spend five days in the country.
Also, 32 members of the NLD were released from Mandalay prison, along with much-loved comedian Par Par Lay, a member of the popular Mandalay troupe The Moustache Brothers, said Nyan Win.
Among the released NLD members in Mandalay are Tin Aung Aung, Maung Maung Than, Hla Aung and Myint Myint Aye. Eight party members still remain in Mandalay prison, including Win Mya Mya, a leading organizer for the Mandalay Division of the NLD, the spokesperson added.
On October 30, another spokesperson for Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy, Myint Thein, and six other leading activists were freed from Rangoon’s Insein prison, where they had been detained for one month after their arrest at the height of the September demonstrations.
Meanwhile, rumors are spreading in Rangoon that the junta is going to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who recently met with the liaison minister, Aung Kyi, said Nyan Win.
During the demonstrations in September, at least 130 deaths were recorded nationwide, according to the 88 Generation Students group. The group said that about 3,000 demonstrators were arrested, over 1,200 of who were monks.
The Central Executive Committee of the main opposition party, the National League for Democracy, is due to meet the UN envoy, Ibrahim Gambari. According to a party spokesperson, the NLD plans to take the opportunity to urge the envoy to take action toward political reform in Burma.
UN's special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari [Photo: AFP]NLD spokesperson Nyan Win said, “We will discuss the current political situation and the necessary changes for Burma. We will urge Gambari not only to listen, but also to take action in creating talks between the NLD and the military government.”
Although the party has not received an official invitation from the UN envoy, Nyan Win said that he calls on Gambari to persuade the government to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently under house arrest.
Meanwhile, the junta freed 46 detainees on Thursday, mostly members of the NLD.
However, the NLD spokesperson doubted that the release is a sign that the Burmese regime is bowing to international pressure. The authorities have freed about 100 NLD members so far and an estimated 116 members are still detained in jail, he said. About 300 members of the NLD have been arrested since August.
Nyan Win added, “To ease international pressure, we believe that the government will release the rest of the detainees while Gambari is visiting Burma.”
UN envoy Gambari is due to arrive in Burma on Saturday. The UN envoy plans to spend five days in the country.
Also, 32 members of the NLD were released from Mandalay prison, along with much-loved comedian Par Par Lay, a member of the popular Mandalay troupe The Moustache Brothers, said Nyan Win.
Among the released NLD members in Mandalay are Tin Aung Aung, Maung Maung Than, Hla Aung and Myint Myint Aye. Eight party members still remain in Mandalay prison, including Win Mya Mya, a leading organizer for the Mandalay Division of the NLD, the spokesperson added.
On October 30, another spokesperson for Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy, Myint Thein, and six other leading activists were freed from Rangoon’s Insein prison, where they had been detained for one month after their arrest at the height of the September demonstrations.
Meanwhile, rumors are spreading in Rangoon that the junta is going to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who recently met with the liaison minister, Aung Kyi, said Nyan Win.
During the demonstrations in September, at least 130 deaths were recorded nationwide, according to the 88 Generation Students group. The group said that about 3,000 demonstrators were arrested, over 1,200 of who were monks.
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