Why and how did the Burmese regime's relative get a U.S visa?

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Shari Villarosa
Chargé d'Affaires
U.S Embassy Rangoon
110 University Ave, Kamayut Township
Rangoon, Burma

CC:
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520 U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520

Date: Sunday, 28 October 2007
Subject: Why and how did the Burmese regime's relative get a U.S visa?

We have received many questions and information from our fellow American citizens regarding the following issue. Currently, some Burmese ruling Generals' relatives and their closed associates are living in the United States. Some SPDC's elites visited to the United States even though they were not allowed to enter. The fact is that they all had visas issued by the US embassy in Rangoon.

We also heard that senior embassy staffs enjoy parties at Tay Za's house on Inya Road. How close they are and what kind of deal they may have made remains unanswered. It is a duty of all Burmese to expose it. Therefore, w e would like to urge you to consider as a serious matter and investigate this important issue whether it was intentionally or unintentionally happened.

Is that the official policy of the United States government to allow relatives and benefiters of the regime or US embassy officers in Rangoon acting on their own? Regardless, it undermines the credibility of the US government and its own policy. Here are some examples.

1. Zaw Tun Oo, son of late general Tin Oo and Khin Thida, daughter of former Rangoon mayor U Ko Lay had their honeymoon in the US.

2. Retired brigadier general Myint Shwe's daughter is living in Maryland.

3. Retired general Tun Kyi's daughter and three grandchildren get multiple visit visas. The children are going to school here.

4. Singer Myo Gyi, son of Major Khin Maung Htay came here a few times on visit visas.

5. Tycoon Tay Za and his cronies made multiple visits ( Tay Za, U Lu Lu, Min Thein, Hla Win and Aye Htun) to the US. U Lu Lu is well known as Tay Za's right-hand man. They chartered a plane from San Francisco to Las Vegas.

6. Aye Tun, son-in-law of retired general Kyaw Ba got multi pass visas to the US.

7. Sonny Swe, son of general Thein Swe and Ya Min Htin had a visit to San Francisco.

With Regards

Myat Soe
Director
Justice for Human-rights in Burma- JHB
Tel: 260 615 0575
Email- msoe9872@aol.com

Concerned Burmese American Citizens