In the statement issued by ANC on 15th May said,
by this convention the military junta is only trying to stay longer in power
and lengthen its rule.
It said in convention nobody would have the opportunity to
talk freely, because SPDC government has already imposed act 5/96 under which
the government shall have the right to arrest anyone who would go against the
convention policy already laid.
Because of using force and strength the convention could not
be just and fair. On the other hand many of the true peoples’ leaders are not
going to attend the convention, says the statement.
Therefore, it (ANC) does not believe that the convention or
the conveners are not on real road to democracy or human right.
In the statement they expressed their firm resolve to
undergo a greater struggle against SPDC government and they have expressed
their solidarity with other oppositions political
parties and ethnic groups in
At the end of the statement they demanded for release of all
political prisoners including Daw Aug San Suu Kyi and requested all opposition
parties in home and abroad to protest against this fake convention going to be
held by
ANC is the main umbrella organization of Arakan
nationals comprising of many other Arakanese
political parties and individuals that includes Arakan
leagues for Democracy (ALD), National United Party of Arakan
(NUPA), Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), Democratic
Party of Arakan (DPA) and All Arakan
Students and Youths Congress (AASYC). #