A top official from the Karen National Union, who did not want to be named, told the BBC that they have found concrete evidence of Burmese government's involvement in the assassination of Padoh Mahn Sha, Secretary-General of the group. The official also said Padoh Mahn Sha may have been seen by the Burmese government as an obstacle in ceasefire negotiations which apparently have been stalled for several months.
The outspoken Karen leader was shot dead by two gun men at his home in Mae Sot on Thursday.
So far, there is no mentioning about the incident from the Burmese government side, nor any media report inside the country about the death of Padoh Mahn Sha.
Monday,16.February.2008
