National League for Democracy

NO (97/B), West Shwegondine Road

Bahan, Rangoon

Statement NO: 13(1/99)

(Note: To be read as a contunuation of Statement 8(1/99) dated 12

January 1999.)

1. Though the Magwe Division, Yenangyaung township Multiparty Elections

Commission was daily demanding that the NLD organising committee produce

(within 6 days) the daily list of persons visiting the office, office

documents, files and account books, the committee repeatedly refused as

instructed by head office.

2. Consequently, (on 11 January 1999), Military Intelligence Service

Corporal Thein Hteik and his companion forced U Tint Lwin (executive

member of the NlD township organising committee) to accompany them at

1700 hours (not office hours) and compelled him to open the office

building door. Then when they demanded that he open the tin trunk in

which official papers were kept U Tunt Lwin explained that he did not

have the key with him. When Corporal Thein Hteik threatened to break the

lock U Tint Lwin returned home.

3. The corporal went to a neighbouring house and fetched a crow bar,

hammer, and chisel; then broke the lock, removed all the papers and

locked the box with a new lock which he had brought with him. Nothing is

known of what papers or articles were taken or left behind.

4. We harshly condemn this breaking in by force resembling a lawless

society and demand that appropriate criminal charges be instituted

against Corporal Thein Hteik for his illegal conduct and criminal use of

force.

Central Executive Committee

National League for Democracy

22 January 1999