Representatives of the People elected to the
Parliament in the 1990 multiparty
democratic elections
(Committee Representing People's Parliament)
CRPP Notification 6 (1999)
1.
parliamentarians-elect U Bo Zan and U Ngwe Tun of Kyaukpadaung township in Mandalay Division were overwhelmingly voted in
by their respective constituents. Information to hand now is that authorities
are resorting to every illegal devise using force and intimidation to get them
to relinquish their positions and that the individual actually engaged in this
activity is U Zaw Lwin, township chairman.
2. The above mentioned parliamentarians-elect are the legal People's Parliament
representatives as per the laws and rules decreed by those who unjustly usurped
state power in 1988. They have violated no provision of law. Therefore they can
not be ousted from their positions by any law or any means. The authorities are
in breach of the law of crimes in resorting to criminal intimidation and
coercion.
3. Because the above two persons have not lawfully resigned the said township
chairman U Zaw Lwin has resorted to the illegal methods as set out
below:-
(a) U Bo Zan's wife who suffers from a nervous
disorder was summoned to the Township Chairman's office on the 3 February 1999
at about 9:30 a.m and in a rude and dicsourteous manner threatened and frightened her thus
within hearing of her husband:-  that the NLD would inevitably be
destroyed;  that family members would be removed from public
service and the children would be expelled from school;  that every
means would be used to cause loss in any business undertaking; 
action would be taken against them for any
bank loans and future bank loans would be refused;  that NLD is an
organisation that is in opposition to the government;  that these
measures formed part of a special campaign.
(b) The same threats were made to U Ngwe Tun's family members.
4. U Ngwe Tun and U Bo Zan
were arrested and produced before the authorities at about
5. Information to hand is that because of this, the authorities will resort to
the tactics used in the case of U Than Tun.
6. Ko Aung Win Kyi, Secretary of the USDA organisation has been assigned the
task (to be completed by the 15 February 1999) of forcibly seizing family
members card that each household has to be hold and to complete a prescribed
form (attached below) by visiting every house and after entering the list of
persons to obtain only the signature of the head of the household. These forms
would be used to proclaim the loss of confidence and support for their elected
representatives.
7. Though voting was not compulsory, on the eve of the general elections in
1990, in spite of some threats and intimidation, people cast their vote out
personal conviction and choice resulting in the election of these People's
Parliament representatives. This fact has been acknowledged by the authorities.
Only after establishment of a People's Parliament, if a member so desires, he
must present his resignation to the Speaker of the House and only with the
approval of all the members of the House will that resignation be effective. There
is no other way and no one has legal authority to permit and proclaim such
resignation.
8. Because the authorities have failed to convene a People's Parliament as
prescribed by law the people's representatives have not been able to act for
the people and now that they have indicated that they will convene parliament
themselves, illegal and unjust measures are taken against them. No blame can be
attached to the People's Parliament representatives. The blame is entirely on
the heads of the authorities and they will suffer the ire of the people.
9. Besides, the authorities have prevented the people's representatives from
visiting their constituencies by all sorts of illegal means. How can anyone fulfil their legal obligations under these circumstances? People
are capable of thinking.
10. In addition to U Bo San and U Ngwe Tun,
information to hand is that the authorities intend to apply the same illegal
tactics in the near future to U Lun Tin, member of
the Central Executive Committee of the NLD and People's Parliament
Representative for Mon State, Moulmein township,
Constituency Number 2. U Lun Tin was actively engaged
in the struggle for independence of the country up to 1948.
11. Further information received is that similar illegal tactics will be used
against U Hla Pe, another
person actively involved in the independence movement. He is an NLD Central
Executive Committee member and People's Parliament member for Irrawaddy
Division,
12. The measures taken by the authorities as shown in paragraph above is in no way consistent with law. It is meaningless and
futile. Sovereign power of the people is being violated by the authorities.
This flagrant abuse of power and browbeating tactics is an affront to the
people.
13. To promote one's policies by deceitful, browbeating and vaunting tactics is
wrong and fraudulent. The authorities will not achieve the results that they
envisage. It will create more opposition and the people are very aware of this
fact.
Committee Representing the People’s Parliament
(Responsibility for this publication is taken by the National League for
Democracy.)
(The following forms are used by SPDC to record
signatures from the people for this purpose.)
Form (1)
Record of signatures of the constituents alleging non confidence in U Ngwe Tun, Representative from MyinGyan
District, Kyaukpadaung township No (2) Constituency.
No:/Name/Father/National/age/Job/Village/Village/Signature/Remark name
Registration tract No
Form (2)
Record of signatures of constituents alleging non confidence in U Bo Zan, Representative from MyinGyan
District,
Kyaukpadaung township No (1) Constituency.
No:/Name/Father/National/age/Job/Village/Village/Signature/Remark
name Registration tract No
Form (3)
Record of signatures of constituents alleging non confidence in U Lun Tin, Representative from
No (1) Constituency.
No:/Constituent's name/National/age
/Address/Signature/Remark Registration N