BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI DISCUSSES PARTY

C O N F I D E N T I A L RANGOON 000106 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/MLS, AND IO PACOM FOR FPA E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2020 TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM BM SUBJECT: BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI DISCUSSES PARTY ACTIVITIES, LEGAL CASES WITH ATTORNEYS Classified By: P/E Chief Jennifer Harhigh for Reasons 1.4 (b) & (d) ASSK Eager to Discuss Party Business -------------- ¶1. (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman Nyan Win told us February 25 that he and the other lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with her February 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. According to Nyan Win, ASSK, who appeared to be in fine health, discussed party structure and activities at length. She talked with Nyan Win about the recent Central Executive Committee (CEC) expansion and a reorganization of the information committee and advised that the party should create a regular NLD newsletter to inform members about party developments. ASSK reportedly was happy to hear a compromise had been reached regarding composition of the party's Central Committee. (Note: Comprised of 80-120 NLD members from throughout Burma, the Central Committee will represent the second tier of NLD leadership, though its substantive duties remain unclear.) Expresses Support for U Tin Oo -------------- ¶2. (C) ASSK asked Nyan Win to tell U Tin Oo she supports his policy stance (presumably his support for the Shwegondaing Declaration),which she had heard via radio interviews. When asked about the pending request for a meeting between ASSK and the CEC, Nyan Win said there have been "no improvements." No Word from Supreme Court -------------- ¶3. (C) Nyan Win said the Supreme Court has been silent about when it will issue a verdict in ASSK's appeal. He went to the Supreme Court yesterday but was told that all officials were in Nay Pyi Taw. Nyan Win said he is scheduled to appear in court March 4 for a hearing on the temporary injunction imposed by ASSK brother Aung San Oo's legal representative, which halted the renovations to her house. ASSK Likely to Meet Doctor, Lawyers Next Week -------------- ¶4. (C) Nyan Win expects to meet ASSK again the week of March 1 to get her approval on legal documents relating to a separate property case involving her first cousin, Khin Maung Aye, who lays claim to a portion of ASSK's residential compound. He also told us he believes Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas) will meet ASSK at her residence March 4 for the routine "first Thursday of the month" visit. DINGER