Tue 24 Oct 2006
Filed under: News, Press Release, Reports
1. The signature campaign (petition) expressing the desire of 88 Generation Students and the public, started on 2 October 2006 and ended successfully today on 23 October 2006 with the cooperation of the public, and, within a short space of time, many signatures expressing the desire were collected.
2. We the 88 Generation Students want to express our respect and pride for monks, students and the whole public who bravely put their signatures expressing their true desire despite the difficulties, problems and harassments. We especially want to record our respect and pride for Ko Win Ko from Yethabya Village in Hteintaw Monyo Township who was arrested arbitrarily with trumped up charges while transporting petitions/signatures and the villagers.
3. In order to respect and acknowledge the desire of the public, we seriously call for the release of all political prisoners including U Tin Oo, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, U Win Tin, U Khun Tun Oo and ethnic national leaders, leaders of 88 Generation Students Min Ko Naing Min Zeya, Ko Ko Gyi, Ko Pyone Cho and Ko Htway Kywe who have been working selfless for the substantiation of national reconciliation and democracy which are the aims of the petition.
88 Generation Students