Latest on the fate of Burmese protesters


	Latest on the fate of Burmese protesters

enbar

12-12-2007 8:21 PM

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Prosecutions of those detained in September's protests in Burma are beginning. The government says it plans to prosecute only those involved in violent protests; international observers say many thousands are still in detention or unaccounted for.

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</FONT></FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=124189"><P><FONT size="4"><FONT size="2">"Only those individuals involved in arson or the possession of illegal weapons will be brought to trial," police chief Khin Yi told a press conference in Naypyitaw, the new capital. 
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</FONT></FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=124189"><P><FONT size="4"><FONT size="2">The demonstrations, the largest since 1988, ended in a brutal crackdown on September 26-27 that left 15 people dead, according to official estimates. 
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