[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index
][Thread Index
]
Open Letter to U Win Mra
- Subject: Open Letter to U Win Mra
- From: aung@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 17:52:00
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BD856D.FC197C20
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Open letter to: U Win Mra,
Addressing his statement as Permanent Representative and Alternate =
Chairman of the Delegation of the Union of Myanmar(sic), in the Third =
Committee of the Fifty-Second Session of the United Nations General =
Assembly on the Draft Resolution A/C.3/52/L.63 "Situation of Human =
Rights in Myanmar", New York, 24 November 1997.
U Win Mra begins with the assertion that "the draft ritualistically =
repeats many paragraphs of last year's resolution without taking into =
consideration the present realities in Myanmar".
I agree many things about the human rights situation in Burma are =
ritualistically repeated at the annual UNGA and other forums because the =
human rights situation in Burma is appalling, and is in fact getting =
worse.
So, until the generals address the grave human rights situation, they =
will continue to see those of us who are concerned about our people of =
Burma, make "ritualistic" pleadings on their behalf. You too could join =
us if you were willing to tell the truth and give up your fancy job.
Your assertion that the allegations are unsubstantiated and based on =
information from dubious sources is churlish in the extreme. Are you =
saying that all your fellow states are that gullible they can be so =
easily hoodwinked?
Progress is a subjective word, isn't it? There were many who said =
because progress is happening in Indonesia, we'll keep quiet about the =
authoritarian rule, the human rights abuses, arbitrary detentions, =
disappearances, torture, etc.
Many know this is wrong and will not keep quiet about the same situation =
in Burma, for the sake of your implied economic progress.
Do you know how much Burmese people are suffering from the economic =
hardship at the moment? A viss of pork costs 650 kyats and a pyi of =
rice costs 140 kyats. Do you know or hear about that? Many Burmese =
people are now trying to get use to eating one meal per day. Many are =
eating just rice gruel. What sort of economic progress is it?
People of Burma do understand our troubled ethnic nationalities past and =
that is why in 1990 we overwhelmingly voted for democratic rule. We saw =
it as a political solution to the future, a Federal Union under =
democratic rule, with the National League for Democracy (NLD) in power. =
Your bosses have forcibly been preventing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from =
becoming the leader of Burma because she is married to a foreigner. =
When U Ne Win, then President of the Socialist Republic of the Union of =
Burma, married Yadana Natme, a foreigner, you all applauded him. What =
is the difference? =20
We admire, respect and want Daw Aung San Suu to be our leader not simply =
because she is the daughter of General Aung San but because of her =
qualification, sincerety and her commitment to the cause of democracy. =
You know, I know and all people the world over know that she is the only =
person who can save Burma. If you really love your country you must =
hand over power to the people who are the real owner of it. As you are =
an Arakanese (Rakhine) origin you should know this. If you don't know =
you go back to Rangoon and jump down from the Thaketa bridge.
I know. I was one of those people who stood for office and was elected. =
I am a representative for the Mong Ping Constituency, leader of the =
Lahu National Development Party and stood ready to be in government with =
the NLD. I and the majority of ethnic nationalities stand ready to do =
this.
The people made a pragmatic decision but you know and I know they stand =
ready to govern and be governed under democratic rule of the NLD and =
they too want you to step aside and honour the 1990 election result.
The military did not have the answer then - remember the party you =
supported, the National Unity Party (NUP - formerly BSPP) - won only 10 =
seats, whilst the NLD won 382 plus pro-democracy ethnic parties together =
won 75 seats.
The military mantra, you ritualistically repeat, is that 16 armed groups =
have returned to the legal fold. You believe that if you say it enough =
times it willbecome reality. It can't work because it is not predicated =
on even a grain of truth.
There is no legal fold to return to. The generals' rule is unlawful at =
both domestic and international law. (This is well documented and a =
matter of public record.)
The "armed groups" you refer to are the major ethnic nationalities =
people of Burma (32 % of the total population is ethnic). They were =
worn down by the tatmadaw's brutality and you spend approximately half =
of the national treasure on the tatmadaw. =20
Since the SLORC now SPDC (basically same leopard with a few different =
spots) seized power the public expenditure on defence has sky rocketed. =
The official defence expenditure figures for 1996-97 is 23.8 billion =
kyats, whilst 6.6 billion was spent on education and 2.3 billion on =
health. The real defence expenditure is believed to be much higher, as =
an IMF report notes that "official estimates of military expenditure are =
believed to be underestimated as some spending, especially on military =
imports, takes place outside the hudget". (Bertil Lintner - The Nation =
newspaper, Bangkok, August 4, 1997.)
The economic development U Win Mra mentions and that the ethnic =
nationalities peoples were promised and hoped for has been illusory.
Economic development in Burma is stifled and the economy has in fact =
collapsed. The generals have done little to effect real economic change =
over the past decade. Military dictatorships cannot create a climate =
conducive to business. =20
U Win Mra reiterates in his speech that "as a matter of policy, Myanmar =
does not condone human rights violations as it is committed to the =
principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the =
Universal Declaration of Human Rights".
The commitment is only with words - voiced at UN forums. Those whose =
appalling human rights violations have not noticed the generals' =
commitment.
He then predictably says those who take the view that massive human =
rights violations happen in Burma, in this case the co-sponsors of the =
resolution, "lack a clear understanding of Myanmar's concept of human =
rights situation in Myanmar and its root causes".
Well. I am not Western - I am from Burma, the Lahu people and I don't =
lack a clear understanding of Burma's concept of human rights and its =
root causes. I stood for Parliament to unite with my fellow countrymen =
and women to work to safeguard their human rights, foster cooperation =
among the people, institute long overdue democratic reforms and to =
reduce the power of the state.
In short, the generals do not believe that anyone has any rights at all. =
They believe it is OK to treat the people with utter contempt: to =
terrorize them, instill so much fear they don't complain, enslave them, =
relocate them, killing those who don't comply, rape them, jail them for =
peaceful political activity, torture them,... ignore the wishes of the =
majority of the population who freely chose their form of government. =
This clearly breaches the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
The generals are locked in a time warp. They still operate within a =
feudal patriarch paradigm. They showed no faith in the people by =
rejecting the people's will of 1990. It is time they moved on, instead =
of posturing to the region and the international community that they are =
firmly in control.
Look closely, U Win Mra, at Indonesia.
Thailand, the Republic of Korea and the Philippines should teach you =
that the people's march towards democracy is unstoppable.
U Ne Win who still rules from behind the throne has in recent times =
taken lessons from his old authoritarian military buddy Mr. Soeharto. =
This is indeed ominous. But Soeharto is no longer in power.
Universities were closed U Win Mra - whichever way you say it. The =
cessation of classes you call suspension still has the effect of closing =
campuses. =20
Elected representatives were forced to resign and your assertion that =
"they were permitted to resign only at their request" is like a saying: =
he committed suicide with a gun pointed at his head by his murderer =
saying 'drink the poison or take the bullet'.
Your claim that Myanmar (sic) enjoys a sound and comprehensive legal =
system is patently wrong. There is no comprehensive legal system in =
Burma. It is a mixture of the old, the new (common law - Burmese =
Buddhist law - codes) and military orders, decrees, etc. It is an =
incomplete jigzaw.
I will show you a few examples: =20
Ma Nang Kham, 13-year-old daughter of U Lu Htaw and Daw Nang Pat from =
Mong Ke village, Mong Tong township, met with a patrol company while on =
her way to her home on May 13, 1997. The soldier beasts abducted her =
into the jungle, gang-raped and murdered her later on the same day. The =
beasts were from Mong Han army outpost, under the command of Infantry =
Division 277. Similarly, another girl, Ma Aye, 12, was gang-raped and =
beaten unconcisously by Private Thein Win, Hla Aung, Kyi Aye and Htun =
Myint of the LID 333 on November 28, 1997.
Two Lahu children from Mong Kae village were accused of stealing two =
gold rings and money, owned by the wife of Captain Aung San Oo of LID =
823, and were brutally tortured during interrogation by the soldier =
beasts on May 6, 1997. Mar Mar Oo, 8, dautghter of U Kya Khet and Daw =
Na Taw, and Maung Kya Sheh, 12, son of U Ah Taw and Daw Na Htaw, were =
tortured and later held in police custody. After three days of =
detention, the police told the Lahu elders about the fate of the two =
children and when their uncle Saya Kya Bo went to visit them, he too was =
arrested without any charges. Only after the villagers raised 70,000 =
kyats and offered it to the police, the two children and their uncle =
were then released. =20
Could you, U Win Mra, take action against the responsible beasts? As =
you claim in your speech that Myanmar (sic) enjoys a sound and =
comprehensive legal system you must be able to take action. If you =
can't you are a big liar.
Operative paragraph 10 you say, U Win Mra, "represents a blatant =
interference in the intgernal affairs of Myanmar". I do not accept your =
view; however even from your viewpoint you cannot accuse me of such =
interference. =20
Remember I am an elected representative of the people, ready to do my =
job when the generals finally cede power.
Remember I was a participant in the National Convention from 9 January =
1993 to 9 April 1994. I know very well about the National Convention. =
The generals have announced as if the National Convention is drafting a =
new democratic constitution. But in reality the authoritarian =
constitution which guarantees the military a leading role in the future =
political life of Burma has already been drafted even before the =
National Convention started. That's why I boycotted the sham National =
Convention soon after the fourth session ended, and NLD delegates =
followed suit the next year. Most delegates from ceasefire groups are =
no longer attending, even though they have not declared publicly that =
they have boycotted the National Convention.
Yes, it is true that the military dictatorship ratified the UN =
Convention on the Rights of the Child, but you can't really expect to be =
taken seriously on this when children's morbidity and mortality is in =
decline...
So, U Win Mra, you have not managed to pull the wool over anyone's eyes =
with your lies and exhortations of innocence.
The Great Democracy Revolution will surely be triumphant soon!!!
D.Aung
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BD856D.FC197C20
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 =
http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
<META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Open letter to: U =
Win=20
Mra,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Addressing his =
statement as=20
Permanent Representative and Alternate Chairman of the Delegation of the =
Union=20
of Myanmar(sic), in the Third Committee of the Fifty-Second Session of =
the=20
United Nations General Assembly on the Draft Resolution A/C.3/52/L.63=20
"Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar", New York, 24 November=20
1997.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">U Win Mra begins =
with the=20
assertion that "the draft ritualistically repeats many paragraphs =
of last=20
year's resolution without taking into consideration the present =
realities in=20
Myanmar".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">I agree many things =
about the=20
human rights situation in Burma are ritualistically repeated at the =
annual UNGA=20
and other forums because the human rights situation in Burma is =
appalling, and=20
is in fact getting worse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">So, until the =
generals address=20
the grave human rights situation, they will continue to see those of us =
who are=20
concerned about our people of Burma, make "ritualistic" =
pleadings on=20
their behalf. You too could join us if you were willing to tell =
the truth=20
and give up your fancy job.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Your assertion that =
the=20
allegations are unsubstantiated and based on information from dubious =
sources is=20
churlish in the extreme. Are you saying that all your fellow =
states are=20
that gullible they can be so easily hoodwinked?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Progress is a =
subjective word,=20
isn't it? There were many who said because progress is happening =
in=20
Indonesia, we'll keep quiet about the authoritarian rule, the human =
rights=20
abuses, arbitrary detentions, disappearances, torture, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Many know this is =
wrong and will=20
not keep quiet about the same situation in Burma, for the sake of your =
implied=20
economic progress.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Do you know how much =
Burmese=20
people are suffering from the economic hardship at the moment? A =
viss of=20
pork costs 650 kyats and a pyi of rice costs 140 kyats. Do you =
know or=20
hear about that? Many Burmese people are now trying to get use to =
eating=20
one meal per day. Many are eating just rice gruel. What sort =
of=20
economic progress is it?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">People of Burma do =
understand=20
our troubled ethnic nationalities past and that is why in 1990 we =
overwhelmingly=20
voted for democratic rule. We saw it as a political solution to =
the=20
future, a Federal Union under democratic rule, with the National League =
for=20
Democracy (NLD) in power. Your bosses have forcibly been =
preventing Daw=20
Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming the leader of Burma because she is =
married to a=20
foreigner. When U Ne Win, then President of the Socialist Republic =
of the=20
Union of Burma, married Yadana Natme, a foreigner, you all applauded =
him. =20
What is the difference? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">We admire, respect =
and want Daw=20
Aung San Suu to be our leader not simply because she is the daughter of =
General=20
Aung San but because of her qualification, sincerety and her commitment =
to the=20
cause of democracy. You know, I know and all people the world over =
know=20
that she is the only person who can save Burma. If you really love =
your=20
country you must hand over power to the people who are the real owner of =
it. As you are an Arakanese (Rakhine) origin you should know this. =
If you=20
don't know you go back to Rangoon and jump down from the <FONT =
color=3D#000000=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><EM>Thaketa =
</EM></FONT>bridge.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">I know. I was one of those =
people who=20
stood for office and was elected. I am a representative for the =
Mong Ping=20
Constituency, leader of the Lahu National Development Party and stood =
ready to=20
be in government with the NLD. I and the majority of ethnic =
nationalities=20
stand ready to do this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The people made a pragmatic decision =
but you=20
know and I know they stand ready to govern and be governed under =
democratic rule=20
of the NLD and they too want you to step aside and honour the 1990 =
election=20
result.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The military did not have the answer =
then -=20
remember the party you supported, the National Unity Party (NUP - =
formerly BSPP)=20
- won only 10 seats, whilst the NLD won 382 plus pro-democracy ethnic =
parties=20
together won 75 seats.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The military mantra, you =
ritualistically=20
repeat, is that 16 armed groups have returned to the legal fold. =
You=20
believe that if you say it enough times it willbecome reality. It =
can't=20
work because it is not predicated on even a grain of truth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">There is no legal fold to return =
to. The=20
generals' rule is unlawful at both domestic and international law. =
(This=20
is well documented and a matter of public record.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The "armed groups" you =
refer to are=20
the major ethnic nationalities people of Burma (32 % of the total =
population is=20
ethnic). They were worn down by the <FONT color=3D#000000=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><EM>tatmadaw's </EM><FONT =
color=3D#000000=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>brutality and you spend approximately =
half of the=20
national treasure on the</FONT><EM> tatmadaw. =
</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
size=3D3><EM></EM></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT =
color=3D#000000>Since the=20
SLORC now SPDC (basically same leopard with a few different spots) =
seized power=20
the public expenditure on defence has sky rocketed. The official =
defence=20
expenditure figures for 1996-97 is 23.8 billion kyats, whilst 6.6 =
billion was=20
spent on education and 2.3 billion on health. The real defence =
expenditure=20
is believed to be much higher, as an IMF report notes that =
"official=20
estimates of military expenditure are believed to be underestimated as =
some=20
spending, especially on military imports, takes place outside the=20
hudget". (Bertil Lintner - <FONT color=3D#000000 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3><EM>The Nation </EM></FONT>newspaper, Bangkok, August 4,=20
1997.)</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT=20
color=3D#000000></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The economic development U Win Mra =
mentions=20
and that the ethnic nationalities peoples were promised and hoped for =
has been=20
illusory.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Economic development in Burma is =
stifled and=20
the economy has in fact collapsed. The generals have done little =
to effect=20
real economic change over the past decade. Military dictatorships =
cannot=20
create a climate conducive to business. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">U Win Mra reiterates in his speech =
that=20
"as a matter of policy, Myanmar does not condone human rights =
violations as=20
it is committed to the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United =
Nations=20
and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The commitment is only with words - =
voiced at=20
UN forums. Those whose appalling human rights violations have not =
noticed=20
the generals' commitment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">He then predictably says those who =
take the=20
view that massive human rights violations happen in Burma, in this case =
the=20
co-sponsors of the resolution, "lack a clear understanding of =
Myanmar's=20
concept of human rights situation in Myanmar and its root=20
causes".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Well. I am not Western - I am =
from=20
Burma, the Lahu people and I don't lack a clear understanding of Burma's =
concept=20
of human rights and its root causes. I stood for Parliament to =
unite with=20
my fellow countrymen and women to work to safeguard their human rights, =
foster=20
cooperation among the people, institute long overdue democratic reforms =
and to=20
reduce the power of the state.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">In short, the generals do not =
believe that=20
anyone has any rights at all. They believe it is OK to treat the =
people=20
with utter contempt: to terrorize them, instill so much fear they don't=20
complain, enslave them, relocate them, killing those who don't comply, =
rape=20
them, jail them for peaceful political activity, torture them,... ignore =
the=20
wishes of the majority of the population who freely chose their form of=20
government. This clearly breaches the UN Declaration of Human=20
Rights.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The generals are locked in a time =
warp. =20
They still operate within a feudal patriarch paradigm. They showed =
no=20
faith in the people by rejecting the people's will of 1990. It is =
time=20
they moved on, instead of posturing to the region and the international=20
community that they are firmly in control.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Look closely, U Win Mra, at=20
Indonesia.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Thailand, the Republic of Korea and =
the=20
Philippines should teach you that the people's march towards democracy =
is=20
unstoppable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">U Ne Win who still rules from behind =
the=20
throne has in recent times taken lessons from his old authoritarian =
military=20
buddy Mr. Soeharto. This is indeed ominous. But Soeharto is =
no=20
longer in power.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Universities were closed U Win Mra - =
whichever=20
way you say it. The cessation of classes you call suspension still =
has the=20
effect of closing campuses. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Elected representatives were forced =
to resign=20
and your assertion that "they were permitted to resign only at =
their=20
request" is like a saying: he committed suicide with a gun pointed =
at his=20
head by his murderer saying 'drink the poison or take the =
bullet'.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Your claim that Myanmar (sic) enjoys =
a sound=20
and comprehensive legal system is patently wrong. There is no=20
comprehensive legal system in Burma. It is a mixture of the old, =
the new=20
(common law - Burmese Buddhist law - codes) and military orders, =
decrees,=20
etc. It is an incomplete jigzaw.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">I will show you a few =
examples: =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Ma Nang Kham, 13-year-old daughter =
of U Lu=20
Htaw and Daw Nang Pat from Mong Ke village, Mong Tong township, =
met with a=20
patrol company while on her way to her home on May 13, 1997. The=20
</FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">soldier beasts</FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> abducted her into the jungle, gang-raped and =
murdered=20
her later on the same day. The beasts were from Mong Han army =
outpost,=20
under the command of Infantry Division 277. Similarly, another =
girl, Ma=20
Aye, 12, was gang-raped and beaten unconcisously by Private Thein =
Win, Hla=20
Aung, Kyi Aye and Htun Myint of the LID 333 on November 28, =
1997.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#000000></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Two Lahu =
children from=20
Mong Kae village were accused of stealing two gold rings and money, =
owned by the=20
wife of Captain Aung San Oo of LID 823, and were brutally tortured =
during=20
interrogation by the soldier beasts on May 6, 1997. Mar Mar Oo, 8, =
dautghter of U Kya Khet and Daw Na Taw, and Maung Kya Sheh, 12, son of U =
Ah Taw=20
and Daw Na Htaw, were tortured and later held in police custody. =
After=20
three days of detention, the police told the Lahu elders about the fate =
of the=20
two children and when their uncle Saya Kya Bo went to visit them, he too =
was=20
arrested without any charges. Only after the villagers raised =
70,000 kyats=20
and offered it to the police, the two children and their uncle were then =
released. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Could you, =
U Win Mra,=20
take action against the responsible beasts? As you claim in your =
speech=20
that Myanmar (sic) enjoys a sound and comprehensive legal system you =
must be=20
able to take action. If you can't you are a big liar.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Operative =
paragraph 10=20
you say, U Win Mra, "represents a blatant interference in the =
intgernal=20
affairs of Myanmar". I do not accept your view; however even =
from=20
your viewpoint you cannot accuse me of such interference. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Remember I am an elected =
representative of the=20
people, ready to do my job when the generals finally cede =
power.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Remember I was a participant in the =
National=20
Convention from 9 January 1993 to 9 April 1994. I know very well =
about the=20
National Convention. The generals have announced as if the =
National=20
Convention is drafting a new democratic constitution. But in =
reality the=20
authoritarian constitution which guarantees the military a leading role =
in the=20
future political life of Burma has already been drafted even before the =
National=20
Convention started. That's why I boycotted the sham National =
Convention=20
soon after the fourth session ended, and NLD delegates followed suit the =
next=20
year. Most delegates from ceasefire groups are no longer =
attending, even=20
though they have not declared publicly that they have boycotted the =
National=20
Convention.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Yes, it is true that the military =
dictatorship=20
ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but you can't =
really=20
expect to be taken seriously on this when children's morbidity and =
mortality is=20
in decline...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">So, U Win Mra, you have not managed =
to pull=20
the wool over anyone's eyes with your lies and exhortations of=20
innocence.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The Great Democracy Revolution will =
surely be=20
triumphant soon!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">D.Aung</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BD856D.FC197C20--