of independent monitoring committee for ceasefire, opening of liaison offices, and setting a date to hold union-level political dialogue. Controversy In 1991–92, 35 ABSDF members died in custody in Kachin State. Fifteen of them were executed as spies on 12 February 1992, 20 others were tortured to death while undergoing interrogation. Another 80 members were also detained on similar charges. The killings were allegedly motivated by internal power struggles within the organisation. That incident has attracted growing attention in 2012 on social media sites, where former members of the student army and their families claim no one has yet been held accountable. Naing Aung, who was the chairman of the ABSDF Southern Myanmar at the time, has denied the allegations and said that he is ready to co-operate with any inquiry into the incident. See also Htein Lin, Burmese artist and political activist Moe Thee Zun (exile in the US) Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors References External links The ABSDF Split 1991-1996 Embassy gunmen flee, BBC News, 2 October 1999. Burma, Voices from the Resistance Paramilitary organisations based in Myanmar Student organizations established in 1988 Burmese democracy movements Rebel groups in Myanmar 1988 establishments in Burma Student organisations in Myanmar