According to BBC , Ye Min Tun, a Burmese diplomat, has told them how "appalling" treatment of Buddhist monks during last month’s protests prompted him to resign from the military regime.
The government’s crackdown has seen curfews imposed in Burma’s main cities, and frequent night-time raids on monasteries and private homes.
Ye Min Tun, a foreign ministry official for 10 years, who describes himself as a "good Buddhist", sent a letter of resignation to the Burmese embassy in London.
In an interview with the BBC, he described the crackdown on the September protesters as "horrible".
"I have never seen such a scenario in the whole of my life. The government is arresting and beating the peaceful Buddhist monks."
He said he had hoped that the protests would force the generals to come to an agreement with the opposition.
"This revolution, this incident seemed to be the decisive factor that could persuade the government to go to the negotiation table."
"But actually the government ignored the reality," he said.
And here is a another voice talking about that problem, a voice which we normally never hear cause her husband is doing the political business:
First lady calls on Myanmar’s ruling junta to ’step aside’
U.S. first lady Laura Bush — in a rare foray into foreign policy — called on Myanmar’s military junta to "step aside," give up the "terror campaigns" against its people and allow for a democratic Myanmar in a commentary published in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal.
"Gen. Than Shwe and his deputies are a friendless regime. They should step aside to make way for a unified Burma [Myanmar] governed by legitimate leaders.The rest of the armed forces should not fear this transition — there is room for a professional military in a democratic Burma," Bush said, in keeping with the U.S. policy of still using Myanmar’s former name.
In Wednesday’s commentary, Bush called on Myanmar’s military leaders to release Suu Kyi and other opposition leaders so they can meet with and plan for a transition to democracy.
"Meanwhile, the world watches — and waits," Bush warns.
"We know that Gen. Than Shwe and his deputies have the advantage of violent force. But Ms. Suu Kyi and other opposition leaders have moral legitimacy, the support of the Burmese people and the support of the world."
"The regime’s position grows weaker by the day. The generals’ choice is clear: The time for a free Burma is now."
Mrs. Bush, you are absolutely right!
Sources: BBC / CNN
