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UK's Brown urges Myanmar to halt Suu Kyi trial
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 03 - 07 - 2009


British Prime Minister Gordon
Brown called on Myanmar authorities today to halt the trial
of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to release her, according to Reuters.
Brown's call, in a post on the Huffington Post website,
timed his comments to coincide with a visit to Myanmar by United
Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
"I call on the regime to mark Ban Ki-moon's arrival by
immediately halting her trial, which makes a mockery of justice,
and ending her detention which undermines their credibility in
the eyes of the world," Brown said.
Suu Kyi, who has spearheaded a campaign for democracy for
two decades in the former Burma, is currently on trial for
breaching a security law, which critics say is an attempt by the
generals to keep her out of multi-party elections to be held
next year.
Only an agreement to release all political prisoners and to
start a genuine dialogue with the opposition and ethnic groups
will give any credibility to the elections, Brown said.
"I hope that Ban Ki-moon can convince the generals to take
the first steps. A serious offer is on the table: The
international community will work with Burma if the generals are
prepared to embark on a genuine transition to democracy," he
said.
"But if the Burmese regime refuses to engage, the
international community must be prepared to respond robustly,"
he said.
Ban had a rare meeting with Myanmar junta supremo Than Shwe
on Friday but left with no clear answer to his request to see
Suu Kyi.
The Nobel laureate, 64, was charged with violating the terms
of her house arrest by allowing an American intruder to stay at
her home in May.
Suu Kyi has spent 14 of the past 20 years in detention,
mostly under house arrest at her lakeside home in Yangon.


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