Ne Win's son has said that his father was not involved in the plotted coup in Burma, according to an interview he gave to the Washington-based Radio Free Asia (Burmese Service) yesterday. Military leaders in Rangoon thwarted the plot, which involved Ne Win's son-in-law and three grandsons, on March 7.
The statement comes in direct opposition to what Maj Gen Kyaw Win told reporters at yesterday's press conference in Rangoon. The deputy head of military intelligence in Burma said that Ne Win and his favored daughter Sandar Win were involved in the plotted coup by Aye Zaw Win, husband of Sandar Win, and three of their sons.
Phyo Wai Win, who currently lives in Denmark, said that his father was not involved in the alleged coup because he was no longer interested in political affairs. He added that his father now only focused on religious activities such as meditation. He also said he did not know whether his sister, Sandar Win, was involved or not and that those involved would most likely try to implicate his father.
Meanwhile, another of Ne Win's daughters, Kyemon Win, told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) last night that she thought the coup was impossible and that neither Ne Win or other members of their family would attempt such an act. She added, however, that the government might very well have evidence linking the family to the coup if they went so far as to arrest them, but she was not aware of any herself.
Kyemon Win is a painter who lives in Rangoon and reportedly stays away from her father, Ne Win, according to sources in Rangoon.
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