CRPP NOtification 39 (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 39( 7/99) (translation)


1.  We have been informed about the illegal and deceitful strategies
being applied by a group of USDA members to orchestrate shouting
demonstrations and discredit the duly elected Hluttaw NLD
representatives U Kyi Soe and U Saw Aung of constituencies 1 and 2 in
Monywa township, Sagaing Division. Signatures are obtained by force and on 
false representations.

2.  With census forms from the Monywa Immigration office the said USDA 
members went to villages and boldly threatened and demanded signatures of 
every person over the age of 18 from every household on the said forms. They 
also assigned the task of getting signatures to the village Peace and 
Development Council (PDC) members.

3. The said USDA members falsely represented to the village PDC that the 
purpose of obtaining these signatures was to signify approval of the
present governments efforts in their undertakings for the welfare of the
country.

4.When it became known to them that the exercise was not initiated by
the township PDC authorities, they refused to comply and returned the
blank forms. In other villages, the PDC complied half-heartedly.

5. When the said USDA members went around getting signatures they made such 
utterances as " Just put your signatures to avoid trouble.  If you don't 
want to sign you can blame yourselves for the consequences. Don't ask us 
why, ask the Township PDC. If you sign, you will not be required to give 
forced labour and you will not have to pay any money."  In some instances, 
the USDA members forged signatures of villagers who objected.

6.  At Yinpan village (Constituency 1), each household had to also pay
Kyats 20/- to cover travel costs of the USDA members.

7.  We strongly urge the relevant authorities to halt the interference
by the USDA in political matters that do not concern them and to cease
from bullying and terrorizing the masses in the overbearing manner as
above.


Committee representing People's Parliament


Rangoon
7 July 1999.


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