Myanmar: Dissident To Seek Reinstatement of Party

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: November 15, 2010

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The pro-Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who was released over the weekend after 7 ½ years in detention, began consulting with lawyers on Monday about winning official recognition for her party, and her lawyer said the High Court would hold a hearing on Thursday on whether to accept the case. The party, the National League for Democracy, has continued to operate despite the ban, leaving it vulnerable to government crackdowns. The military junta is unlikely to restore the party’s legal status without something in return from Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi, like dropping her support for Western sanctions. Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi, 65, told the BBC on Monday that she sought “a nonviolent revolution,” and she offered reassuring words for the military: “I don’t want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.”
(the newyork times)
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