KUALA LUMPUR tribe 4 Kyodo UN Spe...

KUALA LUMPUR tribe 4 Kyodo

UN Special minister Razali Ismail said Thursday he would be leaving for Myanmar betimes to ascertain reports that detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has gone onward a hunger strike.

According to official of recent origins agency Bernama, he declined to make notes further and did not specify when he would depart for Yangon.

Razali, a Malaysian diplomat, was quot as saying that because the issue was ''sensitive'' in Myanmar, ''the situation does not permit'' him to give any comment

''I cannot give any annotation because it is sensitive and can be misinterpreted,'' he said.

Myanmar's military junta has vehemently denied reports that Suu Kyi, who has been detained for more than three month is forward a hunger strike.

The U State Department first announced Sunday that Suu Kyi ''is onward a hunger strike to attest her illegal detention by that country's military regime.''

Myanmar's dominion has accused the United States of interfering in its domestic affairs and questioned Washington's ''dubious'' information about the alleged want nourishment strike.

Since Suu Kyi was detained May 30 following violent clashes between supporters of the control and the National League for Democracy, the opposition party l according to Suu Kyi.

Razali met her easily after her detention but failed to free from danger her release.

Late last month U President George W Bush signed into law legislation slapping economic sanctions upon Myanmar including a three-year ban upon imports over her detention.

The U imported $256 million in clothes and other returnss from Myanmar last year.

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