Burma Orders Courts Closed Until April
From Reuters
BANGKOK, Thailand —
Burma announced Tuesday that, in the wake of anti-government rioting in which hundreds were arrested, all courts will be closed until April.
The military council that seized power Sept. 18 brutally crushed dissent, abolished the old ruling party and judiciary and has attempted to establish a new court system.
The state radio also said that Nay Min, a 42-year-old lawyer, had been arrested and charged with feeding falsehoods to the British Broadcasting Corp.
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