National League for Democracy

97/b West Shwegondine Road

Bahan, Rangoon

STATEMENT- 4(1/99)

1. Despite the fact that the National League for Democracy is a legally

constituted political party and is engaged in legitimate political

duties, the rulers who have taken state power and the executive bodies

appointed by them are illegally interfering, preventing, destroying, and

extinguishing the party.

2. Adopting a process in conformity with law, the NLD announced its

intention to assemble the People's Parliament. The immediate reaction by

the Military Intelligence authorities was illegal arrests and

imprisonment of not only the elected members of parliament but also NLD

organising committee members at all levels (State, Division, Township,

Ward, Village), ordinary members, and members of working groups formed

by the central executive committee.

3. Furthermore, members of parliament have been forced to resign their

positions as elected representatives and from the party; others have

been forced to resign from their positions and from the party by

threats, intimidation and illegal forceful pressure from members of the

military intelligence units for which there is not one iota of legal

justification.

4. In so doing , the military intelligence authorities have committed

criminal offences. The individuals against whom such illegal arrests and

action have been taken are aggrieved and injured. Therefore, on the

thirty first day of December 1998, the Chairman of the National League

for Democracy lodged a criminal complaint against the Director General

of the Military Intelligence Services under Section 4(a) of the

Judiciary Law and the Criminal Procedure Code to the Chief Justice of

the Union of Burma for adjudication by the proper court.

Central Executive Committee

National League for Democracy

6 January 1999