Urgent Note on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s impending Trial

By: Mr. Vijay 'Bidrohi'

In the year 2004, a very prominent Burma’s democracy activist-cum-scholar and my friend – Zarni published a report on Burma’s political situation entitled – “Common Problems, Shared Responsibilities: Citizens’ Quest for National Reconciliation in Burma/Myanmar” together with May Oo. Zarni writes in his report that - “NLD General Secretary - Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains massively popular, both at home and abroad. However, that popularity has not helped much in her protracted struggle to bring about change her way. The central paradox of the NLD is that Aung San Suu Kyi is both the party’s greatest asset and its greatest liability,” unquote. In his analysis, what Zarni missed to write that, “Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is not only a greatest asset of NLD but also to the Burma’s ruling military Junta – ‘State Peace and Development Council’ (SPDC).” I know that, SPDC, who must be analyzing ‘Burma Review’ as there greatest enemy without knowing well about their real enemy against whom they fought bravely to keep Burma united since independence. If I have kept the name ‘Burma Review’ rather than ‘Myanmar Review’, it is only to protect the prestige of your great leader – Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and being friend of Burma besides her being disciple of Mahatma Gandhi . So don’t spit on your own face by keeping her in house arrest and organizing new court trials.

The news of impending trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the pretext of communicating with American ‘Inya Lake Swimmer’ or intruder by the name of - John William Yettaw is shocking, painful and unfortunate. Earlier news come up of her falling health and required urgent medical attention then the news of so called intrusion in her house. SPDC is making consistent mistake by keeping Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest and now organizing prison trial against her on Monday, on the basis of communicating with American intruder. ‘Burma Review’ is aware of the earlier press conference organized by the SLORC Secretary (1) Brig-General Khin Nyunt on 5^th of August 1989 and many articles published till recently in official media on the same theme and understands seriousness of it. But by keeping her in house arrest, SPDC is giving more space to ‘regimented forces’ to grow strong within NLD and outside NLD as well as in the ‘defence structure’ of Burma. The regimented forces have history of secretively playing double strategic ploy to capture ‘state power’ & unfortunately they still continue with their old habits but Indian civilization doesn’t teach those tactics. It is why; I wrote earlier that, Pakistan’s Army Generals are making mistakes by considering India as their enemy.

It is high time that, SPDC should free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi along with other political prisoners in Burma as well as her family doctor – Tin Myo Win. Moreover, trial is required for those security officers who had been in-charge of her security rather than of Daw Suu Kyi for their lack of sincerity to the job. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, apart from a tallest leader of NLD is very special for Asia being representative of ‘open society’ values. It is also to make an appeal to Anglo-US alliance and European Union to engage Burma removing economic sanction, the moment Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is freed by military junta.

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