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CRPP Notifiction 1 in English
Representatives of the People elected to the People's Parliament in the
1990 multiparty democratic elections (Committee representing People's
Parliament)
Notification No 1 (1/99)
1. The invitation by the Japanese government for a state visit of a
high ranking military intelligence officer of the State Peace and
Development Council is tantamount to encouragement and approval of the
activities of the Military Intelligence that is currently crushing and
demolishing those individuals and organisations that are striving
valiantly for democracy and human rights in Burma.
2. Therefore, a letter dated 20 January 1999, to the Speaker of the two
Houses of the Japanese Parliament from the NLD Parliamentarians-elect
was delivered to the Japanese Embassy in Burma stating their objections
and their fears.
3. The objections raised were as follows:-
(1) We are the representatives of the people who were freely and fairly
elected in the 1990 general elections.
(2) Since the middle of last year, over 150 of our colleagues have been
illegally incarcerated by the military authorities.
(3) This is a deliberate ploy in a systemic strategy to prevent the
convening of parliament. It is also a well known fact that the office of
the Military Intelligence Directorate is conducting these operations
with the intention of obliterating the entire democracy movement.
(4) Therefore the news of the invitation to visit as a state guest a
high ranking and important official from the Military Intelligence by
the Japanese government disturbs us greatly.
(5) We ask you to consider the feelings that will be engendered in the
hearts of the Japanese people if we, the elected representatives of the
people invited those who are obstructing the Japanese people's
representatives from performing their tasks and deliberately denying
them their fundamental human rights like what is now happening to us.
(6) We also request the members of the Upper and Lower House of the
Japanese Parliament to endorse the activities of this committee that is
representative of the parliament. This committee was formed on the 16
November 1998 as a result of the military authorities failing to convene
parliament, a request made by the National League for Democracy. This
committee has approval signatures of 60 percent of the people who were
elected to the People's Parliament.
(7) We request the speakers of both Houses to circulate this letter to
all their members. We hope that circumstances in the near future will be
such that closer ties and cooperation can be forged between the people
of Japan and the people of Burma through the good will and offices of
their elected representatives.
Committee Representing People's Parliament
22 January 1999
(Responsibility for this publication is taken by the National League for
Democracy.)
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Appendix to Statement 1(1/99)
Because of and despite the extreme persecution and harassment only the
following representatives could append their signatures to the letter.
U Aung Shwe -Rangoon Division, Mayangon township, Constituency 1
U Hla Pe - Irrawaddy Division, Moulemyaing-gyoon township, " 1
U Than Tun - Mandalay Dvision, Taungtha " " 2
U Nyunt Wei - Pegu " Taungoo " " 2
U Lwin - Rangoon " Thonegwa " " 1
Dr. Zaw Myint - Irrawaddy " Henzada " " 1
U Nyi Pu - Arakan " Gwa "
Daw May Hnin Kyi - Mandalay " Mogok " " 1
U David Hla Myint - Irrawaddy " Ngapudaw " " 1
U Lun Tin - Mon State Moulmein " " 1
U Soe Myint (a)
Thakin Soe Myint - Rangoon Division, South Okkalapa " " 1
U Saw Sein Tun - Pegu " Natalin " " 2
U Nyunt Win - Irrawaddy " Yekyi " " 1
U Won Maung - Mandalay " Takone " " 1
Maj Maung Maung
Myint (retired) - Mandalay " Meiktila " " 1
U Mya Maung - Rangoon " Dawbone "
U Kyaw - Mandalay " Pyinmanar " " 2
U Khin Maung Oo - Tanessarim " Kyunsu "
Daw Khin San Hlaing - Sagaing " Wetlet " " 2
U Sein Lwin - Rangoon " Shwepyitha "
Thakin Khin Nyunt - Magwe " Yenangyaung " " 1
U Tin Aung - Irrawaddy " Wakema " " 1
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