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NLD Statement 13 in English
National League for Democracy
NO (97/B), West Shwegondine Road
Bahan, Rangoon
Statement NO: 13(1/99)
(Note: To be read as a contunuation of Statement 8(1/99) dated 12
January 1999.)
1. Though the Magwe Division, Yenangyaung township Multiparty Elections
Commission was daily demanding that the NLD organising committee produce
(within 6 days) the daily list of persons visiting the office, office
documents, files and account books, the committee repeatedly refused as
instructed by head office.
2. Consequently, (on 11 January 1999), Military Intelligence Service
Corporal Thein Hteik and his companion forced U Tint Lwin (executive
member of the NlD township organising committee) to accompany them at
1700 hours (not office hours) and compelled him to open the office
building door. Then when they demanded that he open the tin trunk in
which official papers were kept U Tunt Lwin explained that he did not
have the key with him. When Corporal Thein Hteik threatened to break the
lock U Tint Lwin returned home.
3. The corporal went to a neighbouring house and fetched a crow bar,
hammer, and chisel; then broke the lock, removed all the papers and
locked the box with a new lock which he had brought with him. Nothing is
known of what papers or articles were taken or left behind.
4. We harshly condemn this breaking in by force resembling a lawless
society and demand that appropriate criminal charges be instituted
against Corporal Thein Hteik for his illegal conduct and criminal use of
force.
Central Executive Committee
National League for Democracy
22 January 1999
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