Anti-military dictatorship action i

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Subject: Anti-military dictatorship action in Australia.


			Anti-military dictatorship action
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	A group of students from All Burma Students' Democratic 
Organisation (Australia) and ethnic associations were on the 
anti-military dictatorship (pro-democracy) demonstration in front of the 
illegitimate delegate institution so-called Burmese Embassy in Canberra in 
Australia during 7 July and 12 July 1996.

	The anti-military dictatorship rally had been carried out since 
July 7th to commemorate the demolition of Student Union building in 
Rangoon University and brutal massacre pro-democracy student activists by 
military regime in 1962.

	In 1988, many more thousands of students and civilians lost their 
lives, during the pro-democracy movement, to the military regime in a 
different guise, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC).

	The students denounced the ongoing detention and persecution of 
innocent students and political activists by the SLORC and demanded their 
immediate and unconditional release.

	In the anti-military dictatorship demonstration, the students demanded
that the SLORC to hand over power to those elected representatives of the 
people in the 1990 general election and SLORC's delegate to leave the 
embassy which belongs to the people of Burma. The students said that the 
SLORC's delegate are not the representatives of the people and they have no 
rights to do diplomatic affairs represented the will of the people of 
Burma. 

	The students had read the political statements issued by ABSDO, 
ABSDF and democratic organisations every half an hour when SLORC's 
illegitimate delegate come in and out from the institution. 

	On 12 July, the final day of the demonstration, the SLORC delegate's 
car, DC 7802, was blocked in front of the gate of the embassy by the 
demonstrators. The SLORC delegate was not allowed to enter the embassy 
for 20 minutes. The delegate got angry with the Australian Protective 
Service and said "Remove and arrest the students those blocked the delegate's 
car". The Protective Service said " The students are on the footpath in front 
of the gate and we have no rights to arrest them". Finally, The SLORC's 
delegate got out of the car and walked through into the embassy.

	The students highlighted the illegitimate position of SLORC, 
illegitimate regime, which has no right to represent the people of Burma. 
The representation of SLORC military regime that came to power by coup 
does not deserve international recognition and it is not entitle to use 
the Embassy of public property as their overseas outpost.

	The students from ABSDO and ethnic organisations,

	1.   demand that the SLORC hand over power to those elected 
	     representatives of the people in the 1990 general election,

	2.   call on the Australian government to take further resolute 
             action by immediately withdrwaing recognition of the 
             illegitimate military regime in Burma,

	3.   urge the Australian government to terminate all forms of 
             dealings with the SLORC Embassy in Canberra, as it does not 
             represent the will of the people of Burma.



All Burma Students' Democratic Organisation (Australia)

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