UN chief wants Myanmar political prisoners freed
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The United Nations chief says the planned Nov. 7 elections in Myanmar may not be fully legitimate if the junta does not free political prisoners in the run-up. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told The Associated Press on Thursday that freeing the more than 2,000 political prisoners in Myanmar may help create a “perception that this election will be more inclusive than participatory.” The Southeast Asian country’s military rulers have enacted laws that prevent pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners from contesting in the elections, which have been slammed by critics as a sham. But, Ban says, “without releasing all political prisoners then…
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