NLD statement 32/34/35 in English

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Unofficial translation.

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National League for Democracy
No: (97/B), West Shwegondine 
Bahan Township, Rangoon

Statement 32 (8/98)


1.	Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the NLD and her party were 
travelling peacefully to Bassein to comfort and raise the morale of the 
NLD parliamentarians-elect and their families when the authorities 
blocked the road near Anyasu in Htantabin township. It is now nine days 
and they have exhausted all their supply of food and water.

2.	The report of her personal physician who saw her yesterday is as 
follows:-
(a) Her health is deteriorating.
(b) The eyes are yellow.
(c) Though there is intake of water, urine is litttle.
(d) A few drops of blood is taken to be tested to know exacly if there 
is kidney damage or not.
(e) Blood pressure is low.
(f) Her spirit and that of her group are high.

3.	Should the health of the general secretary deteriorate further, her 
desire is that she be treated by her own physician at her residence.

4.	Any consequent result from the condition of the health of the general 
secretary will be the entire responsibility of those who have blocked 
her passage and those who have given the orders for such blockage.

5. 	The General Secretary and her party will return to Rangoon only if 
all NLD members and parliamentarians-elect who has been arrested after 
the 27 May, 1998 are released unconditionally and immediately. 
Therefore, we ask that they be released.

6.	If this materialises, it will be the first step in achieving a 
positive outcome from the deliberations that took place on 18-8-98n 
between the Chairman of the NLD and Secretary 1 of the State Pwace and 
Development Council. A head-on confrontation, which is undesirable 
should be avoided.


Central Executive Committee

Rangoon
August 20, 1998

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National League for Democracy
No: (97/B), West Shwegondine 
Bahan Township, Rangoon

Statement 34 (8/98)

	The General Secretary of the National League for Democracy Daw Aung San 
Suu Kyi's personal physician's report as per check-up on 20-8-98 is 

(a) Slight improvement in the yellowing of the eyes.
(b) Blood pressure is the same as yesterday
(c) No temperature
(d) Pulse- 100 per minute (implies weakness)
(e) Urine output- improvement from yesterday.
(f) Blood test shows that kidneys are moderately impaired.
(g)Sprit and morale -strong.
(h) The other members of the team are normal.

Central Executive Committee
National League for Democracy

Rangoon
August 21, 1998
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National League for Democracy
No: (97/B), West Shwegondine 
Bahan Township, Rangoon

Statement 35 (8/98)

1.	The authorities which assumed power in 1988 promulgated the Pyithu 
Hluttaw Election Law and Rules despite the fact that there was no 
constitution. Then, they proceeded to hold multi-party democratic 
elections under the provisions of that law.

2.	Section 2 of the Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law states 
" Hluttaw means Pyithu Hluttaw". 
Accordingly, Hluttaw does not refer to the Constituent Assembly but it 
means the Parliament.

3.	Section 3 of the Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law states clearly and 
unequivocally that " The representatives of the constituencies elected 
in accordance with the provisions of this law must convene (assemble) 
and form the Pyithu Hluttaw". The authorities very clearly and 
decisively announced that they would adhere to the requirements set 
forth in this section.

4.	To a question put to the authorities by reporters about fixation of 
the date for the assembling of parliament the reply was that after the 
elections it will be up to the elected representatives to negotiate and 
setttle this matter. They never claimed that there was no constitution 
by which a parliament is to be constituted.

5.	The authorities later claimed that "They could not state exactly when 
parliament would be convened but they had no intention to delay the 
process".

6.	Therefore, with a sense of responsibility, the National League for 
Democracy wrote to the authorities on 25-3-96 requesting that  "a date 
be fixed for the convening of the first meeting of parliament". There 
was no response whatsoever by the authorities.

7.	In accordance with the provisions of the law, and in keeping with the 
promises previously given to the people, the National League for 
Democracy, on 23-6-98 wrote  to the authorities whose legal duty is to 
convene the Pyithu Hluttaw urging them "to convene the Pyithu Hluttaw 
before the 21st August 1998".

8.	There is nothing in the Pyithu Hluttaw Elections Law or in the rules 
which was promulgated by the same authorities that prior to convening of 
the Pyithu Hluttaw a constitution must be established and confirmed.

9.	The Pyithu Hluttaw is the nation's highest body which is empowered by 
the people to govern by making appropriate laws for the administration 
and for judicial matters. Under the country's present circumstances, the 
people's elected representatives are charged with the duty of drawing up 
of a democratic constitution for the future.

10.	In failing to convene the Pyithu Hluttaw the authorities are not 
only flouting the will of the people but are committing a breach of 
promise to the nation.

11.	Therefore, in this matter of convening the Pyithu Hluttaw, it is now 
time for the elected representatives of the people from the National 
League for Democracy, representatives of all ethnic nationalities, 
representatives from all the other political parties, independent 
representatives together with the electorate and all the people to take 
on this responsibility.

12. 	We now proclaim that the National League for Democracy will convene 
a Pyithu Hluttaw comprising  all elected representatives of the 
nationalities in the near future.



Central Executive Committee
National League for Democracy

Rangoon
August 21, 1998


































































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