NAYPYITAW — The Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law needs to be amended because it does not comply with the military-drafted 2008 Constitution, said lawmaker U Tun Tun Hein, a Central Executive Committee member of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD).
“This law is fine for people who want to stage a protest with good intentions. But if it is applied for destructive purposes, we have to do what it takes in the interests of the country,” U Tun Tun Hein told reporters in Naypyitaw.
Activists and rights groups have protested against the bill in recent weeks, complaining that proposed amendments contain …read more
Source: The Irrawaddy
