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statement by NLD (LA) AUSTRALIA (r)



STATEMENT BY  NLD (LA)  AUSTRALIA
27th May 1997

27th May 1997  is the 7th Anniversary of the 1990 election victory by the
National League for Democracy in Burma, which has been totally neglected by
the military regime.  Since then, the military government has been using
all means and methods to crush and destroy the wining party.  Harsh
restrictions are imposed on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD.  Members of NLD
were detained , arrested and imprisoned on petty ridiculous grounds and the
elected members of parliament representing NLD were forced to resign.
 Even though almost 7 years since 1990 election has passed, no people?s
assembly has been formed or no general election commission report has been
made to public.  No trace of the constituent assembly has been visible yet
as well.  Last year in May about 261 elected MPs and Senior members of the
NLD were detained on their way to attend the party congress and about 316
MPs or NLD organizers were arrested ahead of the 7th anniversary of 1990
election.  That is why Judge Rajsoomer Lallah has mentioned in his report
that there has been no change in the situation of human rights in Burma in
the past year and there is still no concrete sign of improvement. 
 To settle the differences and to search for the peaceful solution for the
national problems, dialogue has been called for by our charismatic leader
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, but  the military has not paid any attention to it at
all. Because of the ever increasing abuses of human rights and severe
repression of the democratic opposition, the United States of America has
imposed economic sanctions on Burma. 
 At this critical time of juncture, We also call upon the Australian
government and the world community to exert a consolidated effort e.g.
Economic sanctions, to put pressure on the military government in Burma as
done by the United States of America and the European Union to yield to
restore Democracy in Burma.  We also call upon the Association  of the
South East Asian Nations to review the present non-working constructive
engagement policy and not to allow the most brutal military regime in the
world to be one of the member states of the ASEAN.
We would like to make the following demands to the military regime in Burma :
1.  to release all the political prisoners including Min Ko Naing
unconditionally and immediately.
2.  to release all the detained and arrested NLD MPs and senior organizers.
3. to stop all the military attacks on the armed revolutionary forces and
the students army at the Thai- Burma border.
4. to enter the tripartite dialogue with the democratic opposition forces
and the ethnic minority groups, relinquish the people?s power and transfer
it back to the rightful hands of the elected MPs.    



Central Executive Committee
National League for Democracy (Liberated Area) Australia.