CRPP Notification 18 (translation)

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Committee representing members of People's Parliament elected in the 1990
multi-party general elections (Committee representing People's Parliament)

Notification No 18 ( 3/99)

1.	The National League for Democracy is a legally constituted political
party which has the right to address national political issues extensively
and exhaustively. It participated in the  May 1990 Multiparty General
Elections together with other parties. Candidates selected by the party to
contest in the election were approved by the respective Election Commission
and confirmed the fact that ttheir selection was in accordance with the
rules and the provisions of law.

2.	U Khin Maung Kyi was selected by the party to contest the election in
Constituency 1, Salingyi Township, Sagaing Division and through the
exercise of free will he was returned as the people's representative with a
total of indisputable votes of 18126 (77.09%) and was accordingly declared
the legitimate People's Parliament Representative by the Multiparty
Elections Commission. The authorities arrested U Khin Maung Kyi on the 6
September 1998 and remains in prison till this date.


3.	(a) Despite having duly declared him as such, those who now claim to
have authority, in contravention of the provisions contained in  the
Political Parties Registration Law and the People's Parliament Election
Law, through coercion and intimidation have forced the people to
demonstrate and shout out slogans of "non-confidence" and "non-support" for
U Khin Maung Kyi.
(b) The conspirators in this illegal exercise are violators of the law who
have acted without legal authority or justification.
1. members of the organisations of those who were involved in these exercises 
2. Sadone Sub-township
Patrons - U Shwe (Retired Head Master), U Hla Pe (trader), U Ohn Maung
(Chairman, Township car      owners association)
Masters of ceremony - Daw Than Win San and Daw Aye Aye Than
Speaker of the Resolution- U Tin Saung, resident of Myoma ward NO 2
Presenter of the record of signatures- U Khin Maung Htay, resident of Myoma
Receiver of the said record- U Thein Aung, member of branch office of the
Salingyi Elections Commission.
3. Phaung-ga-da Sub-township
Patrons- U Pho Ni (trader), U Bo Kyaing (cultivator), U Kan Thein (member

of motorboats owner association,)
Master of ceremonies- Daw Aye Aye Than, Daw Myint Myint Win
Speaker of  the resolution- U Than Shwe (Ywa-shay village)
Presenter of the record of signatures- U Than Nyo (Trader from Phaung-ga-ta
village)
Receiver of the said record- U Zaw Win Htun (member of branch office of
Salingyi Elections Commission)

4.	Other information received is that plans are underway for the
orchestration of non-confidence
demonstrations against Dr. Win Naing, People's Parliament Representative of
Constituency 1, Syriam Township, Rangoon Division.

5.	In the May 1990 multiparty general election, Dr. Win Naing received
overwhelming support and as the candidate for the National league for
Democracy he was returned by the people who voted for him out of their free
will thus demonstrating the democratic principle that sovereign power lies
with the people.

6.	Dr. Win Naing received 18845 indisputable votes (66.46%) and was
declared the legitimate People's Parliament Representative by the Elections
Commission.

7.	The authorities arrested him on the 9 September 1998 and have held him
in their custody till today. According to information received the Union
Solidarity and Development Association Executive Committee members of the
Kyaukyaydwin village in the village tract of Thayagone are developing
illegal strategies to force the people of the relevant constituencies to
enact illegal non confidence demonstrations. Our message to USDA is that a
social organisation with no political agenda should refrain from
interfering in politics no matter who orders them to do so. Both the
instigators and the perpetrators of  this exercise will be held responsible
for any illegal activities which they undertake.

8.	Similar information has reached us about preparations for illegal
no-confidence demonstrations against People's Parliament Representatives U
San Win for Constituency 1 and U Maung Aye for Constituency 2 in township
of Tharawaddy, Pegu Division.

9.	In both these constituencies, the constituents exercised their
unfettered right and wholeheartedly voted for them in the May 1990
Multiparty General Elections. U San Win was returned with indisputable
votes of 15309 (54.91%) and U Maung Aye with indisputable votes of 14747
votes (60.26%) and both were duly declared the legitimate People's
Parliament Representatives from the National League for Democracy.

10.	Both these representatives of the people are now incarcerated by
authorities who exercise power. Our information is that at a meeting held
in the Saya San Hall at Tharawaddy on the 22 March 1999 initiated by the
township authorities and attended by members of the USDA, illegal plans
were made for the orchestration of non-confidence demonstrations against them.

11.	We have been told that at the meeting the following utterances and
instructions were given by Lt.Col Ohn Myint, (Chairman of Tharawaddy
District Administration) and U Khin Soe (Chairman, township administration):-
(a) A resolution of non confidence against the representatives of
Constituency 1 and 2 must be proposed.
(b) For this purpose, the ward authorities and members of the USDA must

work together and visit every house to get signatures of every individual
of the age of 18 and over.
(c) Those signatures which must be entered on 2 forms must be returned to
the township authorities not later than the 31 March 1999.
(d) Those forms will be then have to be submitted to the multiparty
elections commission office when a date will be fixed for the acting out of
the illegal non-confidence demonstrations.

12.	Not only have the people's representatives been prevented from
performing their duties for the people, they have been denied access to
their constituents and have been blocked and hampered on all sides. The
people are being treated like gooseberries in a round bamboo tray (sagaw).
They have not been given a chance to exist peacefully and without
interference - forced to give "voluntary" labour, coping with sky-rocketing
prices of essential commodities, seeking employment that is hard to make a
little money whatever and whenever without regard for ethics or morality.
Total ownership of crops grown by farmers and cultivators is denied to
them. Prescribed quotas have to be given to the authorities. Their lives
are tattered and torn, and they live in fear. These very poor people who
are suffering hardships and illegal methods are being manipulated by the
members of the USDA to oppose the National League for Democracy in
simulated demonstrations of no-confidence. Penalties and fines are imposed
for failure to attend these demonstrations.

13.	Implementation of these illegal activities is made possible by "green
lights" at every stage and every ring of the hierarchy. The rule of law and
righteousness are overshadowed. Because these authorities and their
underlings are making a mockery of the rule of law we strongly denounce
such activities and ask that they be halted. This People's Parliament
Representatives Committee firmly believes that the simple minded people are
not acting in this illegal fashion out of their own free will.


Committee Representing People's Parliament

Rangoon
31 March 1999

(Responsibility for this publication is taken by the National League for
Democracy.)