¡¡¡¡YANGON, Aug. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- The Myanmar authorities Friday released 14 more prisoners serving sentences for alleged breach oflaw, said a a government statement.

¡¡¡¡The 14 prisoners, freed from various "correctional facilities,"include six members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) and eight individuals.

¡¡¡¡The statement said the government will continue to release moreindividuals who are considered causing no harm to the country nor threaten the existing peace, stability and unity of the nation.

¡¡¡¡The release has brought the total number of freed NLD members and its activists to 303 since January 2001 including the 49 released after restriction on Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK), NLD generalsecretary, was lifted on May 6.

¡¡¡¡According to the official figures, there still remains 255 NLD members in detention by the government including 17 parliament members elected in the 1990 general election.

¡¡¡¡After her release, Aung San Suu Kyi said her party will put itstop priority to the bringing about of release of all political prisoners in the country.

¡¡¡¡The present release of detainees by the government also came three days after the end of the latest visit to Myanmar of Razali Ismail, Special Envoy of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Enditem

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