Myanmar Monks Seek Apology from Junta

September 12, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Pakistan Daily Times

Wire Service: AFP

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C09%5C12%5Cstory_12-9-2007_pg4_15

Buddhist monks in military-ruled Myanmar have threatened to stop accepting alms from soldiers unless the junta apologises for beating the clergy last week, reports from dissident media said Tuesday.

A boycott of alms from soldiers would be a serious protest toward the military since giving donations to monks is an important spiritual duty for devout Buddhists. The Thailand-based Irrawaddy magazine reported that a group calling itself the “Alliance of All Burma Buddhist Monks” was distributing a leaflet calling for the boycott unless the junta issues an apology by September 17.