Monks demand release of Aung San Suu Kyi - Norwegian report

October 31, Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Buddhist monks Wednesday staged a protest in Myanmar calling for the
release of political prisoners including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung
San Suu Kyi, reports said.

A monk interviewed by the Oslo-based opposition radio station Democratic
Voice of Burma was quoted as saying that the monks also called for "lower
commodity prices, national reconciliation and the immediate release of Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners."

Suu Kyi was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize but was uanble to attend
the award ceremony since she was held in house arrest. Her sons accepted
the award on her behalf.

Some 200 monks reportedly took part in the protest held in the small town
Pokokku, the report said.

In September, the military regime cracked down on peaceful monk- led
demonstrations in the former capital Yangon and other cities.

"We are not afraid of getting arrested or being tortured," the unnamed
monk said, adding that the monks planned more demonstrations in the
future.