Thakhin Thein Pe, a veteran politician

DVB ( August 30 , 2003 )

I am quite reluctant to comment the army. If they want to form a cabinet, they should leave the army and become civilians. It would be better but now the army is forming the cabinet. People will always see the military junta as the military junta, and everyone will be criticising them. From the point view of a spectator, with this change, they are drifting away from the original matter, though some people think that they might be closer to the matter. They have two purposes in this reshuffle, I think.

Firstly, since the world is calling the SPDC, a military junta, in order to counter the accusation, they are forming the cabinet.

Secondly is due to pressure from the international community.

But what the world wants to see and demand is the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. If they want to clear the problem, they should release her. Then, they should go on to the dialogue.