It is highly deplorable that Ban kimoon the Secretary General of the United Nations was not allowed on Sunday, to meet the Burmese dissident leader, committed to non-violence, and peaceful protests, Aung San Suu Kyi by the ruling Burmese military junta. Of course many had warned the secretary not to visit Myanmar at this stage, without any positive signals from the military.
It is obvious that the military is not going to release Suu kyi from her house arrest or allow her to contest the general election to be held in 2010. The military junta got a law approved in a hurry in a referendum even as the country was reeling from the devastation by the cyclone Nargis. As per the new provisions of the constitution Suu Kyi cannot contest the election as her husband was a foreign national. Whether her party the National League for Democracy would be allowed to contest the election is to be seen. Even if it is allowed to contest to satisfy the western media the junta would manipulate the election and declare that it has received the mandate to rule the country.
Ban Kimoon said as he left Myanmar that he was “deeply disappointed”. Though he tried his best to meet Suu Kyi, he was not allowed to meet her who is kept under ‘house arrest’. Kimoon opined that the military ruler Than Shwe missed a chance to show the world that he is committed to democratic reforms and to holding a free and fair election in 2010. Than Shwe, the military ruler expressing his unhappiness, said he “would like’ to have arranged a meeting between Kimoon and Su Kyi. However, he had to refuse a request from Kimoon as Su Kyi was under trail.
The 64 year old Aung San Suu Kyi , who has been under house arrest since July 1989, with brief spells of freedom, is at present charged with accommodating an intruder from America who is said to have swum across the lake near the house where she is kept. It is obvious that the military is trying to hold Suu Kyi under captivity indefinitely under some pretext. However, it is not explained how a person could swim across the lake which is under surveillance round the clock by the intelligence agencies. It is hard to believe that the person was not detected while he was swimming the lake which must have taken some time.
Than Shwe is shrewd enough to show the world that he is in fact very liberal. He allowed Suu Kyi to celebrate her 64th birthday at the detention house. She was allowed to pray in the Buddhist style and ‘celebrate’ her birthday with others. She was allowed to distribute Indiaan biriyani, a delicious food served in India, to, the security personnel who surround her in the house. None of her followers were allowed to meet her; they were allowed to send her birthday cakes though.
The Junta knows very well that Suu Kyi and her party, National League for democracy which won the general election are still popular in the country. It fears that if she is released from detention and allowed to take part in political activities, the people would gather round her and push the junta out of power.
It is obvious that the military is not going to release Suu kyi from her house arrest or allow her to contest the general election to be held in 2010. The military junta got a law approved in a hurry in a referendum even as the country was reeling from the devastation by the cyclone Nargis. As per the new provisions of the constitution Suu Kyi cannot contest the election as her husband was a foreign national. Whether her party the National League for Democracy would be allowed to contest the election is to be seen. Even if it is allowed to contest to satisfy the western media the junta would manipulate the election and declare that it has received the mandate to rule the country.
Ban Kimoon said as he left Myanmar that he was “deeply disappointed”. Though he tried his best to meet Suu Kyi, he was not allowed to meet her who is kept under ‘house arrest’. Kimoon opined that the military ruler Than Shwe missed a chance to show the world that he is committed to democratic reforms and to holding a free and fair election in 2010. Than Shwe, the military ruler expressing his unhappiness, said he “would like’ to have arranged a meeting between Kimoon and Su Kyi. However, he had to refuse a request from Kimoon as Su Kyi was under trail.
The 64 year old Aung San Suu Kyi , who has been under house arrest since July 1989, with brief spells of freedom, is at present charged with accommodating an intruder from America who is said to have swum across the lake near the house where she is kept. It is obvious that the military is trying to hold Suu Kyi under captivity indefinitely under some pretext. However, it is not explained how a person could swim across the lake which is under surveillance round the clock by the intelligence agencies. It is hard to believe that the person was not detected while he was swimming the lake which must have taken some time.
Than Shwe is shrewd enough to show the world that he is in fact very liberal. He allowed Suu Kyi to celebrate her 64th birthday at the detention house. She was allowed to pray in the Buddhist style and ‘celebrate’ her birthday with others. She was allowed to distribute Indiaan biriyani, a delicious food served in India, to, the security personnel who surround her in the house. None of her followers were allowed to meet her; they were allowed to send her birthday cakes though.
The Junta knows very well that Suu Kyi and her party, National League for democracy which won the general election are still popular in the country. It fears that if she is released from detention and allowed to take part in political activities, the people would gather round her and push the junta out of power.
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