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Representatives
of the People elected to the Parliament in the 1990
multiparty democratic elections
(Committee Representing People's Parliament)
CRPP
Notification 6/1999
1. NLD parliamentarians-elect U Bo Zan and U Ngwe Tun of Kyaukpadaung
township in Mandalay Division were overwhelmingly voted in by their respective
constituents. Information to hand now is that authorities are resorting
to every illegal devise using force and intimidation to get them to relinquish
their positions and that the individual actually engaged in this activity
is U Zaw Lwin, township chairman.
2. The above mentioned parliamentarians-elect are the legal People's Parliament
representatives as per the laws and rules decreed by those who unjustly
usurped state power in 1988. They have violated no provision of law. Therefore
they can not be ousted from their positions by any law or any means. The
authorities are in breach of the law of crimes in resorting to criminal
intimidation and coercion.
3. Because the above two persons have not lawfully resigned the said township
chairman U Zaw Lwin has resorted to the illegal methods as set out below:-
(a) U Bo Zan's wife who suffers from a nervous disorder was summoned to
the Township Chairman's office on the 3 February 1999 at about 9:30 a.m
and in a rude and dicsourteous manner threatened and frightened her thus
within hearing of her husband:-  that the NLD would inevitably
be destroyed;  that family members would be removed from public
service and the children would be expelled from school;  that
every means would be used to cause loss in any business undertaking; 
action would be taken against them for any bank loans and future bank
loans would be refused;  that NLD is an organisation that
is in opposition to the government;  that these measures formed
part of a special campaign.
(b) The same threats were made to U Ngwe Tun's family members.
4. U Ngwe Tun and U Bo Zan were arrested and produced before the authorities
at about 12:30 and 13:00 on 4 February 1999 respectively and pressured
to resign but both adamantly refused. They were then released at night
(22:00 hours).
5. Information to hand is that because of this, the authorities will resort
to the tactics used in the case of U Than Tun.
6. Ko Aung Win Kyi, Secretary of the USDA organisation has been assigned
the task (to be completed by the 15 February 1999) of forcibly seizing
family members card that each household has to be hold and to complete
a prescribed form (attached below) by visiting every house and after entering
the list of persons to obtain only the signature of the head of the household.
These forms would be used to proclaim the loss of confidence and support
for their elected representatives.
7. Though voting was not compulsory, on the eve of the general elections
in 1990, in spite of some threats and intimidation, people cast their
vote out personal conviction and choice resulting in the election of these
People's Parliament representatives. This fact has been acknowledged by
the authorities. Only after establishment of a People's Parliament, if
a member so desires, he must present his resignation to the Speaker of
the House and only with the approval of all the members of the House will
that resignation be effective. There is no other way and no one has legal
authority to permit and proclaim such resignation.
8. Because the authorities have failed to convene a People's Parliament
as prescribed by law the people's representatives have not been able to
act for the people and now that they have indicated that they will convene
parliament themselves, illegal and unjust measures are taken against them.
No blame can be attached to the People's Parliament representatives. The
blame is entirely on the heads of the authorities and they will suffer
the ire of the people.
9. Besides, the authorities have prevented the people's representatives
from visiting their constituencies by all sorts of illegal means. How
can anyone fulfil their legal obligations under these circumstances ?
People are capable of thinking.
10. In addition to U Bo San and U Ngwe Tun, information to hand is that
the authorities intend to apply the same illegal tactics in the near future
to U Lun Tin, member of the Central Executive Committee of the NLD and
People's Parliament Representative for Mon State, Moulmein township, Constituency
Number 2. U Lun Tin was actively engaged in the struggle for independence
of the country up to 1948.
11. Further information received is that similar illegal tactics will
be used against U Hla Pe, another person actively involved in the independence
movement. He is an NLD Central Executive Committee member and People's
Parliament member for Irrawaddy Division, Moulmeingyun Township, Constituency
No.1. The same will happen to U Tin Oo and U Myint Thein, members for
Constituencies 1 and 2 of Myanaung Township.
12. The measures taken by the authorities as shown in paragraph above
is in no way consistent with law. It is meaningless and futile. Sovereign
power of the people is being violated by the authorities. This flagrant
abuse of power and browbeating tactics is an affront to the people.
13. To promote one's policies by deceitful, browbeating and vaunting tactics
is wrong and fraudulent. The authorities will not achieve the results
that they envisage. It will create more opposition and the people are
very aware of this fact.
Committee Representing People's Parliament
9 February 1999
(Responsibility for this publication is taken by the National League for
Democracy.)
(The following forms are used by SPDC to record signatures from the people
for this purpose.)
Form (1)
Record of signatures of the constituents alleging non confidence in U
Ngwe Tun, Representative from MyinGyan District, Kyaukpadaung township
No (2) Constituency.
No:/Name/Father/National/age/Job/Village/Village/Signature/Remark name
Registration tract No
Form (2)
Record of signatures of constituents alleging non confidence in U Bo Zan,
Representative from MyinGyan District, Kyaukpadaung township No (1) Constituency.
No:/Name/Father/National/age/Job/Village/Village/Signature/Remark name
Registration tract No
Form (3)
Record of signatures of constituents alleging non confidence in U Lun
Tin, Representative from Moulmein Township No (1) Constituency.
No:/Constituent's name/National/age /Address/Signature/Remark Registration
N
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