2010-03-23 18:31:28

Burmese Opposition Candidates Banned from Poll


(23 Mar 10 - RV) Burma's highest court on Tuesday refused to accept a lawsuit by Aung San Suu Kyi's political party seeking to revoke laws that bar the detained leader and other opposition members from taking part in the country's first election in two decades.

It was unclear what steps if any the party would next take in its efforts to quash five election-related laws the ruling military enacted earlier this month that set out rules for this year's vote.

Spokesperson for Burma Campaign UK, Anna Roberts, told us that the National League for Democracy have found itself in a conundrum...
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