Representatives of the People elected to the
People's Parliament in the 1990 multiparty democratic elections
(Committee representing the People's Parliament)
Notification No 5 (2/99)
1. Statement 16(1/99) dated 29 January 1999 issued by the National League
for Democracy is amended to read as Notification 3(1/99) of the Committee
representing People's Parliament elected in the 1990 multiparty general
elections (Committee representing People's Parliament).
2. With regard to the matters given in the said statement, further facts that
have come to light are:-
(a) By resorting to unlawful devices an attempt was made to oust by force and intimidation the legally elected People's
Parliament representative for Mandalay Division, Taungtha
township, Constituency 2. Information to hand now is that the meeting was not
attended by any of the constituents of the wards in Taungtha
town.
(b) Information has been received that the authorities hoodwinked the simple
villagers (whose only concern is to make an honest living) by pressure and
threats such as :-
(1) If they failed to attend the meeting there was no guarantee that they would
or would not be penalised, and that they ran the risk
of loss of life and property and other dangers.
(2) Every person aged 18 years and over was compelled to sign blank papers
giving particulars such as name, occupation, date of birth and address. (In
1990, at the time the elections were held how could these
young people have reached the age of eighteen?) Deliberate
dishonesty.
3. The National League for Democracy asked for the convening of a People's
Parliament as required by law which was ignored by the authorities. Without a
People's Parliament how and who can assess whether the performance of an elected
representative is for the benefit of his constituency or not. It is very clear
that this is a deliberate unfair and unjust exercise against the National
League for Democracy and the NLD parliamentarians elect.
4. On
Chapter 2 of the Law Guiding Principles for the Adjudication of Cases Section
2-
Cases shall be adjudicated based on the following guiding principles:-
(a) Judicial proceedings shall be independent and in accordance with the
law.
(b) Shall contribute to the restoration of peace
and tranquillity and law
and order for the protection and benefit of the people.
(c) To enable a better understanding of the law by the people and create the
desire to abide by it.
(d) Decisions should be within the bounds as set out in the law and to obtain
satisfaction and finality as prescribed by the law.
(e) Trials must be open to the public unless specifically prohibited by law.
(f)
(g) Sentencing must be with a view to reforming the character of the offender.
Chapter 4 of the Law
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Section 4. The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is as stated hereunder
(a) Original criminal cases and original civil cases.
5. In every country all over the world, the elected representatives of the people are given full power to act for and on
behalf of the people through a parliament. They are respectable and honourable persons. By damaging their reputation and
causing them untold suffering, the attitude of the authorities is transparent.
It reflects a lack of understanding of future consequences. Exercising
controlling power to do just as they wish with no consideration for the honour of the country is
immoral and wrong and should never be practiced.
6. To prevent a lowering of the country's honourable
reputation and to prevent further damage to the characters of those persons
initiating these unlawful acts we solicit that this practice of making
scapegoats of innocent defenceless people be
immediately halted.
7. U Than Tun, the elected NLD representative of the Taungtha
Township, Mandalay Division and a member of the Committee representing People's
Parliament and all the other parliamentarians-elect have to this day been
denied the right to perform their legal duties by the authorities because of
their failure to convene a People's Parliament.
8. People's Parliament representatives are bound to fulfill their obligations
to the people by enactments through a parliament (Pyithu
Hluttaw). Therefore, those representatives that have been elected by virtue of
the 1990 Pyithu Hluttaw Law can not be removed from
office under any circumstances by any law, rule, order or whim of any
person.
This position has been clearly stated by the Committee representing People's Parliament in its Notification 1 dated
9. We strongly admonish and remind the authorities to refrain from applying such mala fide
measures that have been resorted to against U Than Tun, the People's Parliament
representative of
Committee Representing the People's Parliament
(Responsibility for this publication is taken by the National League for Democracy.)