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Australian Burma Visit props up Military Regime
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February 10, 1999
The National Union of Students has condemned the attendance of Australian
Federal Police and Customs Services officers, at the 4th Interpol
International Heroin Conference to be held in Burma.
NUS President, Jacob Varghese said: "Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Norway and Luxembourg are all boycotting this conference.
Australia should follow suit. Sending Australian delegates will legitimise
the military dictatorship in Burma."
Maung Maung Than, General Secretary of the All Burma Student Democratic
Organisation, said:
"The Australian Burma Students Democratic Organisation and the National
Union of Students, strongly condemn the Australian Federal Police for their
collusion with the illegitimate military regime that has suppressed the
people of Burma for over three decades"
"We are appalled to learn that Australian Federal Police are not only
ignoring international concern, but are also rejecting the credibility of
the Committee Representing People's Parliament, which we Burmese people
regard as the highest legitimate authority in Burma."
Maung Maung Than, added:
"If the Australian Federal Police wants to show their concern regarding the
global drug trade, they should support Daw Aung San Suu Kyi calls for
boycotting the regime which is propping up drug production and trafficking
on a global level. We hereby call for all pro-democracy organisations in
Australia and around the world to express their disapproval of the
Australian Federal Police's actions."
Media Enquiries:
Jacob Varghese
National President
National Union of Students
mobile: 0411 606 808
Maung Maung Than
General Secretary
All Burma Students Democratic Organisation
Mobile: 0411 337 816 or 02 9643 5015
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