Suu Kyi, Omar Bakri and the Politics of Human Rights
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Purely by the virtue of being a human being, it was wonderful to witness the recent release of Burmese pro-democracy leader Sung San Suu Kyi. This was not the case, though, for Omar Bakri Mohammad. Whereas Suu Kyi had been under house arrest for years, mainly due to her outspokenness and political activities challenging Burma’s military junta, Omar Bakri has just been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of “terrorism” offenses. They have also accused him of inciting violence committed by Sunnis during an attack on Lebanese Army soldiers prior to the 2007 Nahr al-Bared conflict. Omar Bakri was also accused…
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Suu Kyi, Omar Bakri and the Politics of Human Rights
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