61. Prime Minister Hashimoto attempted to enter the room this morning but was stopped by opposition party members, according to news report. 62. Pro-government members of parliament beat up six opposition members when they entered a morning emergency session. 63. Prime Minister Hashimoto was prevented from entering the room this morning by opposition party members, according to news reports. 64. Several opposition members of congress have demanded a fuller accounting from the army. 65. Since then the military rulers have systematically harassed and imprisoned the elected opposition members and their supporters, and have choked off any attempts at public protest. 66. Some fellow opposition members bristle at such boasts. 67. Some opposition members have proposed a transitional government joining both political parties to run the country while officials prepared for new elections. 68. Some opposition members of Congress dispute the terms of the sale because the operators of certain airport services already in private hands are allegedly corrupt. 69. Some opposition members would also benefit from the amnesty, although election observers have attributed most of the pre-election violence to government supporters. 70. Still, some opposition members said they would support his appointment, and the government was widely expected to win. |