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The moves destined to break up unity within Tatmadaw and cause its disintegration
A special press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at the Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road here at 2 pm today. It was attended by Minister for Labour U Tin Winn, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, heads of departments, officials of the Ministry of Information, Correspondent U Sein Win of Kyodo News Agency, Patron of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club U Hla Htwe, President U Sao Kai Hpa, member correspondents and invited persons. As explained by Maj-Gen Kyaw Win at the meeting, the State has taken into custody in time U Aye Zaw Win of Maykha Street, Yangon, and his sons Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win and Zwe Ne Win for their having conspired to seize State power and having made moves to cause antagonism and divide the Tatmadaw. It was explained that authorities were lying in wait upon receipt in advance of information that U Aye Zaw Win and sons Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win and Zwe Ne Win were conspiring to seize State power and effect some changes in the leadership of the State after winning over some troops and some leaders and that a meeting had been arranged with a Tatmadaw Commander on 7 March 2002 at a restaurant to discuss the seizure of State power and had accordingly taken them into custody.
According to questioning, it was learnt that U Aye Zaw Win and sons had the grudge that they suffered economically on account of the State's systematic stipulations and were not in accord with frameworks of the State in some of their private enterprises, that they did not enjoy special privileges as in the previous period, that they were dissatisfied with the State giving opportunities to the nationalities organizations economically, that they were dissatisfied with the political and economic undertakings carried out by the State leaders and so had conspired to effect changes in the leadership of top State leaders with the use of the strength of the forces and form a new Government; they had planned to meet with a senior military commander they had once known and discuss the plan in detail, and likewise they had also attempted to organize the other senior military commanders as well. As these moves were destined to break up unity within the Tatmadaw and cause disintegration of the Tatmadaw, and moreover as it is also destined to thwart the stability, peace and development of the State, the authorities have taken them into custody and are initiating legal action as necessary. The said U Aye Zaw Win is U Ne Win's son-in-law, husband of Daw Khin Sandar Win, and Aye Ne Win, Kyaw Ne Win and Zwe Ne Win are U Ne Win's grandsons. The special press conference concluded at 2.15 pm. |
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