Committee representing members of the People's Parliament elected in the 1990 multi-party general elections

(Committee representing the People's Parliament)

Notification No 15 ( 3/99)

1. The National League for Democracy is a legally constituted and registered political organisation and its selected candidates contested the multiparty general elections in May 1990 together with other legal political parties. The legitimacy of those candidates has been acknowledged by the different branches of the Elections Commission in that they were qualified and allowed to contest the elections.

2. U Maung Maung Win (a) U Win Maung was one of those candidates who was permitted to contest the seat in Myin-gyan Township, Constituency No.2, Mandalay Division. The number of votes that were given to him by the electorate out of their own free will totaled 39088(68.08%) and this was published and recognised by the authorities.

3. (a) Despite this, the authorities have coerced, intimidated, and compelled the people to proclaim loss of support and non-confidence in U Maung Maung Win on 3 March 1999. There is no provision in the Political Parties Registration Law or in the Pyithu Hluttaw (People's Parliament) Elections Law that authorises such activity.

(b) The individuals named hereunder conspired and participated in the said unlawful activity and are thus guilty of infringing the law

(1) Individuals and authoritative bodies

(2) Gaung-kwae sub-township

- Presiding persons -U San Ya (cultivator), U Myint Aung (cultivator), U Saun (cultivator)

- Masters of ceremony - Daw Khin Swe Win, Daw Than Than Swe Myint

- Speaker to the motion - U Mahn Myint, cultivator, Thar-baung village

- Signatures presented by - U Than Aye, cultivator, Gaung-kwae village

- Accepter of the record - U Tin Aung Nyunt, District officer, Information and Public Relation Dept of Myingyan District

(3) Thit-yone sub-township

- Presiding persons - U Than Win (cultivator) U Thaung Htun (cultivator) U Kan Ngwe (cultivator)

- Masters of ceremony - Daw Tin Tin Mya, Daw Tin Tin Kywae

- Speaker to the motion - U Thar Aung, cultivator, Thit-yone village

- Signatures presented by - U Chit Nyein, cultivator, Thit-yone village

- Accepter of the record - U Ko Ko Nai, Judicial Officer, Myin-gyan

(4) See-mee-khone sub-township

- Presiding persons - U Thein win (cultivator) U Myint Phay (cultivator) U San Yi (cultivator)

- Masters of ceremony - Daw Win Yi, Daw Than Than

- Speaker to the motion - U Htay Win, cultivator, See-mee-khon

- Signatures presented by - U Ohn Maung, cultivator, See-mee-khon

- Accepter of the record - U Htun Kyi, Education Officer, Myingyan

(5) Lay-ain-dan sub-township

- Presiding persons: U Ohn Shwe (cultivator) U Maung Maung (fur trader) U Kyaw Zaw (retired school teacher)

- Masters of ceremony - Daw Khin Myo Hla, Daw Mar Mar Aye

- Speaker to the motion - U Kyaw Yin, cultivator, Lay-ain-dan

- Signatures presented by - U Kyaw Don, goldsmith, No.14 Quarter, Myin-gyan

- Acceptor of the record - U Myint Thein (retired primary school principal)

(6) Na-boo-ai sub-township

- Presiding persons: U Kyaw Myint (cultivator) U Han Htway (cultivator) U Tin Maung (cultivator)

- Masters of ceremony- Daw Ah Mar Too, Daw Maw Maw

- Speaker to the motion - U Soe Win, car owner, Na-boo-ain village

- Signatures presented by - U Hla Maung, cultivator, Na-boo-ain

- Acceptor of the record - U Ohn Thwin, Township Judge

Committee Representing the People's Parliament

Rangoon

9 March 1999

(Responsibility for this publication is taken by the National League for Democracy.)