Members of Parliament (MPs) who were elected in the 1990 election in
Burma/Myanmar have submitted an appeal letter to the UN Secretary-General,
Mr Ban Ki-moon, on August 1, 2007 asking him to step up his efforts to help
realize national reconciliation and democratization in Burma/Myanmar.
On August 18 the leading leading Burmese
democratic institutions: National Coalition Government of the Union
of Burma (NCGUB), National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB), Members of
Parliament Union (Burma) (MPU) and National League for Democracy (Liberated
Area) (NLD-LA) released an action call in support of 92-MPs proposal to UNSG
(Please see below)
On August 20 the day before he was arrested along with a dozens of fellow
student leaders, Min Ko Naing, on behalf of The 88 generation students group
in Burma, wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Bam Ki-mon expressing their
strong support on the proposal by 92 elected MPs in Burma to Mr. Bam Ki-moon.
(Please find the attached letter.)
Please do what you can to spread far and wide of this action call and also
to secure the release of students leaders and all political prisoners in
Burma.
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August 18, 2007
Action Call by National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, National Council of the Union of
Burma, Members of Parliament Union, National League for Democracy (Liberated
Area)
Dear Friends of Burma,
Members of Parliament
(MPs) who were elected in the 1990 election in Burma/Myanmar have submitted
an appeal letter to the UN Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, on August 1,
2007 asking him to step up his efforts to help realize national
reconciliation and democratization in Burma/Myanmar.
In the letter, the 92
MPs-elect proposed a seven-step process that the Secretary-General could
present to the international community to reach consensus on the situation
in Burma/Myanmar.
The letter from
the MPs-elect is enclosed. The MPs-elect also expressed their hope that the
Secretary-General would be able to convince the State Peace and Development
Council (SPDC) -- the military regime in Burma/Myanmar -- into accepting
their suggestions and making the overall democratization process acceptable
to the people of Burma as well as internationally by working with elected
representatives from the National League for Democracy (NLD) and ethnic
political parties to achieve sustainable national reconciliation and
democratization in foreseeable future.
We cannot help but admire
the courage of these MPs-elect who are devoted to the cause of restoring
democracy in the country given the fact that anyone who "undermines,
belittles and makes people misunderstand the functions being carried out by
the National Convention" can be imprisoned up to 20 years under the junta's
"Law Protecting the Peaceful and Systematic Transfer of State Responsibility
and the Successful Performance of the Functions of the National Convention
against Disturbances and Oppositions".
We, the leading Burmese
democratic institutions -- the National Coalition Government of the Union of
Burma (NCGUB), the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB),
the Members of Parliament Union (MPU), and the National League for Democracy
- Liberated Area (NLDLA) -- therefore, wholeheartedly support the initiative
by the MPs-elect who had risked their personal safety to make the voice of
the people of Burma heard to the world and would like to appeal to the
international community to extend their solidarity with the MPs-elect of
Burma. In doing so, please express your support by writing to your
governments and parliamentarians, the UN Secretary-General, and through
initiatives undertaken locally and internationally.
Some of the initiatives
that you can take are:
1. Writing to your
government to support the MPs-elect, convince the SPDC to reform, and urge
the UN Secretary-General to implement the suggestions by the MPs-elect.
2. Writing to your
parliamentarians to urge the government into support the MPs-elect of Burma
and to take the action suggested above.
3. Writing directly to the
UN Secretary-General to help the people of Burma and assist the MPs-elect.
4. Issuing statements in
support of the MPs-elect of Burma.
The objective of your
initiatives should be to support the proposal by the MPs-elect as the only
legitimate way of finding a solution to Burma's problems and to avoid giving
any legitimacy to the outcome of the so-called National Convention being
held by the Burmese military junta.
Attached with this message
is a sample letter that you can use to forward to your Governments.
Please spread this far and
wide. Thank you.
NCGUB,
NCUB, MPU, NLD-LA
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Proposal by 92 elected MPs in Burma to UNSG
To:
Hon. Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General
United Nations
From:
Members of Parliament-Elect, Myanmar/Burma
CC:
Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the
Secretary-
General on Myanmar/Burma
Permanent Representatives to the United Nations of the five Permanent
Members (China,
Russia, France, United Kingdom and the United states) of the UN Security
Council
U Aung Shwe, Chairman, National League for Democracy
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary, National League for Democracy
U Aye Thar Aung, Secretary, Committee Representing the Peoples' Parliament (CRPP)
Veteran Politicians
The 88 Generation Students
Date: 1 August 2007
Re: National Reconciliation and Democratization in Myanmar/Burma
Dear Excellency,
We note that you have issued a statement on 18 July 2007, in which you urged
the State
Peace and Development Council (SPDC) (the ruling military government of
Myanmar/Burma) to "seize this opportunity to ensure that this and subsequent
steps in
Myanmar's political roadmap are as inclusive, participatory and transparent
as possible,
with a view to allowing all the relevant parties to Myanmar's national
reconciliation
process to fully contribute to defining their country's future."1
We thank you for your strong and personal involvement in Myanmar/Burma and
we
expect that your good offices mandate to facilitating national
reconciliation in
Myanmar/Burma would be successful. We, Members of Parliament elected by the
people
of Myanmar/Burma in the 1990 general elections, also would like to assure
you that we
will fully cooperate with your good offices and the United Nations in our
effort to solve
problems in Myanmar/Burma peacefully through a meaningful, inclusive and
transparent
dialogue.
When we all are relentlessly working for political dialogue, we would like
to declare
clearly that we will not accept any solution made by one-sided action of the
SPDC with
use of force, threat, pressure and manipulation. As you are aware, the SPDC
has been
1 New York, 18 July 2007 - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for
the Secretary-General on
Myanmar,
http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp
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embarking on the path to legalize its military rule with a new constitution
through the
seven-step road map, in which the national convention with its selected
delegates is the
first step.
The peoples' representatives are not allowed to participate in this
constitution drafting
process. All delegates are forced to agree on the SPDC's pre-written
chapters and basic
principles, which grant the military's Commander-in-Chief the supreme power.
General
populations are threatened not to raise their voice about the future of
their country with
the SPDC's decree No. 5/96, which is designed to punish lengthy imprisonment
to those
who dare to criticize the national convention.
If the SPDC continues to implement its seven-step road map without
cooperating with the
peoples' representatives and without listening to the real desire of the
people of
Myanmar/Burma and repeated requests from the international community,
including your
good-self, the SPDC's orchestrated constitution would be surely challenged
by the people
of Myanmar/Burma, including ethnic nationalities. We will be joining with
them to
oppose this sham-constitution and leading to educate and organize the people
of
Myanmar/Burma to vote against it in the referendum. We promise to the people
of
Myanmar/Burma who voted us that we will not let them down.
Before we reach to that boiling point, we hope that the United Nations and
your good
offices might play important role to avoid the upcoming national crisis in
Myanmar/Burma. We want to propose the followings to modify the current
seven-step
road map, with the help of your mediation.
(1) The SPDC should finish the national convention as soon as possible.
Outcome from
the national convention should be regarded as proposals made by the SPDC and
national
convention delegates to consider in drawing a state constitution.
(2) The step two of the road map should be modified as a meaningful
political dialogue
between the SPDC and the elected representatives from the NLD and ethnic
political
parties. In the dialogue, various national issues and procedures and time
frame to
implement the rest of the road map, as well as the role of elected
representatives from the
1990 elections during the transitional period should be discussed and
agreed.
(3) In step three, constitution drafting committee should be formed with
equal number of
representatives from the SPDC, the NLD and representatives from ethnic
political parties
and cease-fire groups. Constitution should be drafted based on the outcome
from the
national convention and suggestions from the other groups. Draft
constitution should be
presented to the people of Myanmar/Burma for their understanding, discussion
and input,
which should be incorporated into the final draft constitution.
(4) Step four should be convening the Parliament meeting with MPs-elect from
the 1990
elections to approve the final draft Constitution.
(5) Holding of free and fair elections according to the new constitution
should be step
five.
(6) Step six should be convening the new Parliament, elected from the
elections
according to the new constitution and forming the new government, which is
to assume
the executive power immediately.
(7) Step seven should be abolishing of the SPDC and its associated organs
and activating
of all administrative, legislative and judiciary bodies at every
administrative levels
according to new constitution.
Dear Excellency,
We sincerely believe that you will increase your effort to help realizing of
national
reconciliation and democratization in Myanmar/Burma by presenting the
proposals
mentioned above to the international community, which you are now trying get
consensus on the situation in our country. We also hope that you will be
able to convince
the SPDC to modify the current seven-step road map to become an
internationally
acceptable process, as suggested above, and work together with the elected
representatives from the NLD and ethnic political parties to achieve
sustainable national
reconciliation and democratization in foreseeable future.
Please note that the SPDC will be sole responsible for the upcoming and
avoidable
national crisis if it continues to ignore the real desire of the people of
Myanmar/Burma
and good will of the international community.
Best regards,
Members of Parliament-Elect
(Please see the attached list of signatories)
Myanmar/Burma
Contact Person:
U Pu Chin Sian Thang
Chairman, Zomi National Congress
MP, Tiddim-2 Constituency, Chin State
Member, Committee Representing the Peoples' Parliament (CRPP)
Member, United Nationalities Alliance (UNA)
No. 34, 1st Floor, 52nd Street, Botataung Township,
Yangon, Myanmar, (Tel) 293 585
Email:
znc1989@gmail.com
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List of Members of Parliament-elect from Myanmar/Burma, who signed on the
letter to
UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, dated August 1, 2007
No. Name Constituency Party
1 U Pu Chin Sian
Thang
Tiddin Township-2, Chin
State
Chairman, Zomi National
Congress
2 U Aye Thar Aung Secretary, Arakan League
for Democracy
3 Nai Tun Thein Thanbyuzayat Township-2,
Mon State
President, Mon National
Democratic Front
4 U Soe Win Pegu Township-1, Pegu
Division
Secretary, Party for National
Democracy
5 U Htaung Kho
Thang
Tamu Township, Sagaing
Division
Member, CRPP
6 U Thein Pe Kantbalu Township-1,
Sagaing Division
Member, CRPP
7 U Nyi Pu Gwa Township, Arakan State National League for
Democracy
8 U Tun Myaing Wetlet Township-1, Sagaing
Division
National League for
Democracy
9 Dr. Myint Naing Kantbalu Township-2,
Sagaing Division
National League for
Democracy
10 U Thein Myint Tamwe Township-2,
Rangoon Division
National League for
Democracy
11 Dr. Thein Lwin Meiktila Township-1,
Mandalay Division
National League for
Democracy
12 U Myint Thein Chauk Township-1, Magwe
Division
National League for
Democracy
13 U Nyunt Hlaing Aunglan (Myayde)
Township-1, Magwe
Division
National League for
Democracy
14 U Saw Aung Monywa Township-2,
Sagaing Division
National League for
Democracy
15 U Aung San Myint Myaing Township-1, Magwe
Division
National League for
Democracy
16 Nang Khin Htwe
Myint
Pa-an Township-3, Karen
State
National League for
Democracy
17 U Tin Kyonpyaw Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
18 Mahn Nyunt Thein Pantanaw Township-2,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
19 Dr. Aye Kyu Laputta Township-2,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
20 Daw Khin San
Hlaing
Wetlet Township-2, Sagaing
Division
National League for
Democracy
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List of Members of Parliament-elect from Myanmar/Burma, who signed on the
letter to
UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, dated August 1, 2007
No. Name Constituency Party
21 U Mya Maung Yanbye (Ramree) Township,
Arakan State
National League for
Democracy
22 U Thein Tun Thegon Township-1, Pegu
Division
National League for
Democracy
23 U Tun Hlaing Bahan Township-1, Rangoon
Division
Democracy Party
24 U (Dr.) Myo Nyunt Dedaye Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
25 Dr. Zaw Myint Henzada (Hinthada)
Township-1, Irrawaddy
Division
National League for
Democracy
26 U Toe Po Yebyu Township,
Tenasserim Division
National League for
Democracy
27 U Min Thwin Myaung Township-2,
Sagaing Division
National League for
Democracy
28 U Kyi Win Laputta Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
29 U Myint Kyi Katha Township, Sagaing
Division
National League for
Democracy
30 U Kyaw Khaing Taungup (Tong Kote)
Township, Arakan State
National League for
Democracy
31 U Ohn Maung Nyaunglebin Township-1,
Pegu Division
National League for
Democracy
32 U Tun Kywe Nyaunglebin Township-2,
Pegu Division
National League for
Democracy
33 U David Hla Myint Ngapudaw Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
34 U Tha Saing Twente Township-1,
Rangoon Division
National League for
Democracy
35 U Kyaw Myint Zalun Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
36 U Hla Myint Maubin Township-2,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
37 Dr. Tin Min Htut Pantanaw Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
38 Mahn Johnny Kyonpyaw Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
39 U Saw Lwin Kyonpyaw Township-2,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
40 U Nyunt Win Yekyi Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
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List of Members of Parliament-elect from Myanmar/Burma, who signed on the
letter to
UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, dated August 1, 2007
No. Name Constituency Party
41 U Nyunt Hlaing East Bassein (Kangidaung)
Township-1, Irrawaddy
Division
National League for
Democracy
42 U Tin Chaw West Bassein Township-1,
Irrawaddy Division
National League for
Democracy
43 U Soe Myint Minbu Township-1, Magwe
Division
National League for
Democracy
44 U Thar Aung Myothit Township-2, Magwe
Division
National League for
Democracy
45 U Bo Htwe Natmauk Township-1,
Magwe Division
National League for
Democracy
46 U Aung Myint
Thein
Natmauk Township-2,
Magwe Division
National League for
Democracy
47 Dr. Aung Moe Nyo Pwintbyu Township-2,
Magwe Division
National League for
Democracy
48 U Kyaw Shin Pwintbyu Township-1,
Magwe Division
National League for
Democracy
49 U Tar Salin Township-1, Magwe
Division
National League for
Democracy
50 U Kan Oo Salin Township-2, Magwe
Division
National League for
Democracy
51 U Myint Aung Myaing Township-2, Magwe
Division
National League for
Democracy
52 U Hlaing Aye Pakokku Township-2,
Magwe Division
National League for
Democracy
53 U (Dr.) Kyi Min Pakokku Township-1,
Magwe Division
National League for
Democracy
54 U Myat Hla Pegu Township-2, Pegu
Division
National League for
Democracy
55 U Tin Shwe Waw Township-1, Pegu
Division
National League for
Democracy
56 U Thein San Kawlin Township, Sagaing
Division
National League for
Democracy
57 Daw Khin Htay
Kywe
Chaungzon Township-2,
Mon State
National League for
Democracy
58 U Bar Bar Myinmu Township-1,
Sagaing Division
National League for
Democracy
59 U Win Myint Aung Depeyin (Tabayin)
Township-2, Sagaing
Division
National League for
Democracy
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List of Members of Parliament-elect from Myanmar/Burma, who signed on the
letter to
UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, dated August 1, 2007
No. Name Constituency Party
60 Dr. Than Aung
Htay
Ye-U Township-1, Sagaing
Division
National League for
Democracy
61 U Htin Kyaw Southeast Mandalay
Township-1, Mandalay
Division
National League for
Democracy
62 U Tin Aung Aung Northwest Mandalay
Township-1, Mandalay
Division
National League for
Democracy
63 U Maung Maung
Than
Yemethin Township-2,
Mandalay Division
National League for
Democracy
64 U Thaung Myint Khin U Township-2, Sagaing
Division
National League for
Democracy
65 U