[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E294]
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                 POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED IN BURMA

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                          HON. BILL RICHARDSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 1995
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw my colleagues 
attention to the fact that over the past 2 days the ruling military 
government in Burma, the State Law and Order Restoration Council 
[SLORC], has released many prisoners of conscience. In particular, I 
was pleased to know that on February 6 SLORC released Win Thein, a 
former political adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi. I met with Win Thein at 
his prison complex last February and I am heartened to know that he was 
released on the eve of the anniversary of my trip to Rangoon and my 
meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi.
  I believe that the release of Win Thein and the many other political 
prisoners is a positive step in Burma. I continue to hold out hope for 
the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience in 
Burma.


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