Myanmar police detain Suu Kyi supporters

by Sanjay Jha | May 27, 2008 at 12:25 am | 140 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

Battling with international censure for failing to provide relief to poor victims, Police in Myanmar have today detained more than a dozen members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party.

The members of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy were marching Tuesday from the party's headquarters to her home when riot police shoved the group into a truck.

Police in Myanmar have detained more than a dozen members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party.
The members of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy were marching Tuesday from the party's headquarters to her home when riot police shoved the group into a truck.
It was not immediately clear where the truck was headed or exactly how many people were detained.
Suu Kyi has been detained for more than 12 of the past 18 years, mostly under house arrest