YANGON, March 9 (Xinhuanet) -- The ruling Myanmar government has
foiled a coup attempt in time made by former president U Ne Win's
son-in-law U Aye Zaw Win and his three grandsons Aye Ne Win, Kyaw
Ne Win and Zwe Ne Win, a Myanmar high-ranking official told a
special press conference here Saturday afternoon.
   U Aye Zaw Win and his three sons have been arrested on charge
of conspiracy to seize state power to change the country's
leadership and create split and conflict within the armed forces,
Vice-Chief of the Military Intelligence Major-General Kyaw Win
disclosed.
   He charged U Aye Zaw Win and his sons with plotting the coup
with a military commander at a restaurant on March 7, which he
said, was prevented in time.
   Questioned by the authorities, U Aye Zaw Win confessed that he
and his three sons were dissatisfied with the loss of some of
their private businesses engaged in the country as well as with
the government's priority given to ethnic organizations as regard
to business opportunities and with the political and economic
changes made by the ruling state leaders.
   Former Myanmar president U Ne Win and his family have been
confined to their Yangon residences since the arrest of his son-in-
law and three grandsons, reliable sources here said.
   Kyaw Win added that the government is taking action against
them for the plot.
   The present ruling government came to power on September 18,
1988, while the former president U Ne Win ruled Burma (now renamed
as Myanmar) from 1962 to 1988.  Enditem