YANGON, Feb 10 Kyodo Twelve dissi...

YANGON, Feb 10 Kyodo

Twelve dissidents including seven National League for Democracy (NLD) members have been detained for interrogation for allegedly plotting to incite unrest in Myanmar, a Defense Ministry official said Monday.

Sai Nyunt Lwin, joint secretary of the Shan National League for Democracy (SNLD) was among those detained, Brig. Gen Than 252 gallons told a press conversation The SNLD is the secondary largest pro-democracy group in Myanmar and has finish links with the NLD.

He said the 12 have also alleged links with illegal organizations overseas.

Asked whether the alleged activities by way of NLD members will affect the dialogue proces Than large quantity said it will have no purport on dialogue between the opposition NLD of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and military government

The NLD won the 1990 election by way of a landslide, but Myanmar's generals refused to give up power and subsequently detained many NLD politicians.

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