SSA: Naypyitaw negotiator sticking his neck out
Thursday, 13 December 2012 15:53
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“There is still a lot of hesitancy among the population to cooperate with the SSA,” said a source from Kengtung, “due to the fact that the Burmese government is still refusing to repeal the law.”
On 19 May, the Union Peacemaking Work Committee (UPWC) and the RCSS/SSA signed a 12 point agreement, which included:
8. A peace monitoring group will be formed before the end of July 2012 after nomination of suitable persons by the two sides
9. The two sides will continue to build up
mutual trust to enable the RCSS/SSA to be totally withdrawn from the
list of unlawful associations
11. The RCSS/SSA is free to hold political consultations with individuals, groups and communities throughout the country
“Several people have volunteered to become peace monitors,” said Lt-Gen Yawdserk, the RCSS/SSA leader to SHAN earlier. “We will present their names to the UPWC when the time comes.”
With regards to Section 17-1, U Aung Min, on 22 July, reportedly told Hkun Htun Oo, leader of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) that won the most seats in Shan State in the 1990 elections, that he would be there to bail out Hkun Htun Oo, if he were in jail charged with (Section) 17-1. “And if you were not allowed to leave, I would stay with you behind bars,” he promised.
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