From: "david guy" <nldburma@hotmail.com>
National League for Democracy
No: (97/B), West Shwegondine
Bahan Township, Rangoon
Statement 102 (11/98)
Contents of letter dated 6 November 1998 from the Chairman of the
National League for Democracy to the Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council regarding the closure and termination of its
organising committees in the townships are herewith published for
information.
"(beginning) 1. The National League for Democracy was legally
registered as a political party on 27 September 1998 with the Multiparty
Democratic Elections Commission and is operating with the national
interest as its goal.
2. The military intelligence service personnel have been illegally and
without any justification exercising excessive authority in arresting
and imprisoning its elected representatives to parliament, its members
of
organising committees and other ordinary members who have committed no
offence whatsoever but have been performing their duties and operating
within the laws in force. Some members have been falsely charged with
criminal offences and heavy penalties imposed on them.
3. Besides the above, the military intelligence is illegally and
without justification forcing and putting pressure on the persons so
arrested to resign from the NLD. In addition, the families of the
members are being persecuted.
4. Not only have they forced the arrested members to resign but have
forced them to illegally terminate and close down the branches of the
NLD. Closure of branches can only be done by the NLD when there are
necessary and sufficient grounds for so doing. Persecuting and forcing
the closures of its branches is an unlawful act.
5. The military intelligence personnel are actually making dark
blotches in Burma's history in using force and persecuting the members
of the National League for Democracy.
6. We ask that the above operations be immediately halted and that the
responsible individuals giving the directions for such activities be
accordingly instructed. The National League for Democracy strenuously
objects and denounces such activities. (end) "
Central Executive Committee
National League for Democracy
Rangoon
9 November 1998.