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September 7, 2000
U Tin Oo and Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi were forcibly returned to their homes in Rangoon in the
early hours of August 1, 2000. They are being locked in their
respective residences after a nine day stand-off in their cars
in which they were prevented from travelling outside the capital.
Although the military junta denied that U Tin Oo and Daw Suu were
under house arrest, it is believed that their telephone lines
have been cut and no one is allowed to meet with them. As a result
of being returned to Rangoon by force, many suffered wounds and
injuries including Daw Suu. The junta said that they are in good
health. However, it is hard to believe that U Tin Oo, Daw Suu
and their colleagues are in good health as they are under house
arrest and behind bars. Meanwhile the authorities ordered the
members of NLD from Dala township not to go out of town and some
were detained and questioned.
We, the AAPP, want to express
our deep concern for the health and safety of NLD members and
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained in her house. We request
the International Committee of the Red Cross, an independent organization,
born of a desire to bring assistance without discrimination to
the wounded, to meet and cure the injured NLD members who are
now in Insein Prison and to inform people of their situation.
We, the AAPP, strongly urge
Japan and ASEAN countries that have close relations with the Burmese
military regime to pressure SPDC to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
and other NLD members unconditionally. In the mean time, we would
like to urge international ambassadors, journalists and independent
organizations, such as Human Rights Association, to try and discover
the state of their health and safety. We, the Assistance Association
For Political Prisoners (Burma), condemn the Burmese military
regime for their attitude to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Noble Peace
Prize winner, who was under house arrest from 1989 to 1995, and
we call on the Military regime :
- To release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and
other political prisoners unconditionally.
- To respect fundamental human rights
Assistance Association For
Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP)
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