BURMESE NOBEL PRIZE WINNER WON'T BE FREED

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 13, 1993                   TAG: 9301130158
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: METRO  
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RANGOON, BURMA                                LENGTH: Short
BURMESE NOBEL PRIZE WINNER WON'T BE FREED
The military junta said Tuesday that it would detain opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi indefinitely because her release might lead to unrest in the country.
The question of Suu Kyi's release will be left to the next government, said Lt. Col. Kyaw Win, deputy director of military intelligence and a government information officer.
Suu Kyi, 47, whose National League for Democracy overwhelmingly won elections in 1990 that were negated by the ruling junta, has been under strict house arrest since July 1989.
The junta has said it will not transfer power to a civilian government until a new constitution is drafted. There is no indication how long the process will take; a conference to set guidelines for the charter began Saturday but adjourned after two meetings.
- Associated Press

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB