Burmese police keep up hunt for protesters
October 25, 2007 - The Burmese police have intensified its search for people who are believed to have been involved in the Buddhist monk-led street rally against the Burmese military junta in Kalay town in Sagaing division, northwestern Burma.
Monks lead anti-Junta demonstration held on the street of Kalay town, Sagaing division in northwestern Burma in September, 2007. (Photo - a citizen journalist in Burma)
The police in Kalay with pictures they recorded during the demonstrations are looking for the suspected students and other activists.
"They (police) came to my home and took me to the police station accusing me of participating in last months anti-junta demonstrations. They released me after interrogating me for around eight hours," a local in Kalay said.
Security forces have also been watching the movement of a daughter of Dr. Thein Win of the National League for Democracy in Kalay. It is very likely that the security forces are planning to arrest her as soon as she comes out from her house, he added.
Even though the international community had mounted pressure on the Burmese regime telling it to refrain from using violence against protesters on streets across Burma after the regime increase fuel prices in August 15, the security forces killed around 30 demonstrators including monks and activists and thousands were detained.
"They (police) accused me of being involved in the protests. They said that I will be arrested if I don't pay Kyat 50,000 (US $ 36.76). My friend was almost arrested for turning on the radio loudly," a local in Tahan, Kalay town said.
Moreover, local authorities used to cut off and tap telephone lines of NLD members, said a person from the political circle in Kalay. – Khonumthung.
