Monk led group fail to gather on Shwedagon

by Mizzima News

Sunday, 27 April 2008 00:29

A clutch of people led by monks tried to gather to demonstrate against the junta in front of the Shwedagon Pagoda this afternoon. Authorities have prohibited Buddhist monks from entering the historic pagoda precincts. Monks travelling by buses were interrogated on their way to downtown Rangoon from the suburbs and other neighbouring cities. This is first surprise attempt to assemble at around 1 p.m since the Saffron Revolution last year failed. A majority of the monks who planned to take part in the demonstration today were stopped by the police. Meanwhile, overseas Burmese protested in front of respective Burmese embassies lobbying voters to vote 'No' on the polling to approve the draft constitution in the referndum today. < Prev   Next >