Myanmar court upholds dissolution of Suu Kyi party
A special appeals court in army-ruled Myanmar on Friday rejected a move by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to have her political party reinstated after it was dissolved for boycotting last year's election.
The Special Appellant Court in Naypyitaw ruled that the National League for Democracy (NLD), whose 1990 election victory was ignored by the military junta, will remain an "unlawful association" for its failure to register for the Nov. 7 poll.
The decision leaves Myanmar's biggest opposition force on the sidelines of a new, army-dominated political system. This raises questions about the hugely popular Nobel laureate's ability to initiate any change in the former British colony, despite her release on Nov. 13 from a seven-year stint of detention.
"Since it was the last legal avenue, the right to appeal has finished here," Nyan Win, an NLD lawyer and spokesman of the now-defunct party said by telephone.
"We will do whatever we can after discussing with our leaders as soon as we get back to Yangon," he said.
The NLD might serve as some kind of social organisation but warn any moves against a new government due to be formed in the next few weeks could result in the re-arrest of many of its members, including Suu Kyi.
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