Sunday, March 29, 2009

BURMA: Protestor Detained

As a follow up reaction to the previous blog about Burma, a lone protestor was arrested by police on Friday, March 27.

A private tutor, Aung Phe, stood outside the office of the National League for Democracy for over five hours from 6 a.m. - 11 a.m. and was arrested by Twante Township police.

Police did not comment nor did articles cover why Aung Phe was protesting. It is interesting to note that although a group protest was held in peace, one protestor was arrested for reasons unknown. Although the protestor was not shouting slogans or causing a ruckus, unidentified specifics of the incident could explain the arrest. Regardless, this suggests instability within the Burmese government rules and officials making arrests.

http://www.mizzima.com/news/breaking-and-news-brief/1899-lone-protestor-detained.html

Kay Makishi

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