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Home Asia Pacific South East Asia Myanmar Myanmar Protest News Monk from Karen State Flees to Thai Borderby Saw Yan Naing, The Irrawaddy, Nov. 8, 2007Mae Sot, Thailand -- A Buddhist monk from Karen State arrived at the Thai border town of Mae Sot on Wednesday after escaping arrest by the Burmese army and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army. Ashin Sein Tita was one of prominent monks who led hundreds of protesters through the streets in Kawkareik Township, chanting the “Metta Sutta” (the Buddha’s words on loving kindness). “They [the Burmese authorities] came to arrest me after I twice led protests and gave interviews with the exiled Burmese media three times,” said Sayardaw Sein Tita. He said that he narrowly escaped from the monastery when authorities came to arrest him. He had been followed by the security forces for several weeks. “If I had still been at the monastery an hour later, I would have been arrested and jailed for sure,” he added. Ashin Sein Tita traveled to the Thai border by foot, avoiding DKBA checkpoints along the way. It took him two weeks to get to Mae Sot. He said that police and about 30 soldiers—mostly DKBA troops—have surrounded Arr Kaung monastery since he left for Thailand last month. The monk said that he would continue to fight for the people and for democratic reform in Burma as much as he could. He said that he expected many more people to flee from Burma to Thailand in the near future. Dozens of pro-democracy activists, including monks, have arrived in Mae Sot since the September crackdown on the nationwide protests in Burma. |
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