Freedom fighters not gunrunners

Solidarity Committee for Burma's Freedom Fighters today said the 34 ethnic Burmese rebels, currently lodged in Presidency jail, Kolkata, should not be wrongly termed 'gunrunners' but should receive a fair trial under the Indian judicial system. The group told reporters at a press conference held at the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC), New Delhi that the arrested ethnic Burmese rebels were betrayed by Indian military intelligence and were allegedly accused of being 'gunrunners' having links with India's northeastern insurgent groups.