Posted by Michael Regards, Michael -------------------------------------------------- U Aye Zaw Win and his three sons have been arrested on charge of conspiracy to seize state power to change the country's leadership and create split and conflict within the armed forces, Vice-Chief of the Military Intelligence Major-General Kyaw Win disclosed. He charged U Aye Zaw Win and his sons with plotting the coup with a military commander at a restaurant on March 7, which he said, was prevented in time. Questioned by the authorities, U Aye Zaw Win confessed that he and his three sons were dissatisfied with the loss of some of their private businesses engaged in the country as well as with the government's priority given to ethnic organizations as regard to business opportunities and with the political and economic changes made by the ruling state leaders. Former Myanmar president U Ne Win and his family have been confined to their Yangon residences since the arrest of his son-in-law and three grandsons, reliable sources here said. Kyaw Win added that the government is taking action against them for the plot. The present ruling government came to power on September 18, 1988, while the former president U Ne Win ruled Burma (now renamed as Myanmar) from 1962 to 1988.
on 3/9/2002, 8:13 pm
Didn't know if you all seen this. I'm off for about two weeks, thus my silence over that period.
Myanmar Foils Coup Attempt
Xinhuanet 2002-03-09 17:50:56
YANGON, March 9 (Xinhuanet) -- The ruling Myanmar government has foiled a coup attempt in time made by former president U Ne Win's son-in-law U Aye Zaw Win and his three grandsons Aye Ne Win, Kyaw, Ne Win, and Zwe Ne Win, a Myanmar high-ranking official told a special press conference here Saturday afternoon.
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