Burma: 22nd Anniversary of Military Coup – Boycott Junta’s Sham Elections

17 September 2010

Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) calls for the international community to support
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led genuine democratic and ethnics groups calling for to
boycott junta’s sham 2010 election.

Burma has been under current junta when military come to power on 18 September
1988 after gunned down more than 3000 peaceful demonstrators subsequently
declared that they will hold the free and fair election in 1990 pledging to transfer
power to election winning party due to the continuous domestic and international
pressure.

Elections were held on 27 May 1990 and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led National League
for Democracy (NLD) won the landslide victory but regime fails to honor the election
results and suppressing on political activists intensified. Military regime promised to
hand over the power to elections wining party after the 1990 elections but when Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi's party, NLD, won landslide victory; junta refuses to transfer
power. Now, again, these very generals who rule the country since 1988 declared to
hold new elections in 2010 without honouring 1990 elections results. The point here
is how we can trust the junta which ignores to respect the people's true will.

Military rule will be legitimized under the constitution which adopted unilaterally in
which 25% of the parliamentary seats are reserved for soldiers who will be appointed
directly by commander in chief of the military. Election laws are undemocratic and
unjust. They effectively bar Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in the elections
and National League for Democracy (NLD) was automatically dissolved under the
junta’s electoral laws for refusing to register for the elections. Without the
participation of 1990 election winning parties including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led
National League for Democracy (NLD), junta’s planned election is clearly not
creditable.

Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) calls for the international governments to

endorse Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led people’s government if should the one be formed.

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For more information please contact

U Khin Maung Win [United States]

Phone: 001-941-961-2622

Daw Khin Aye Aye Mar [United States]

Phone: 001 509 586 8309

U Tint Swe Thiha [United States]

Phone: 001-509-582-3261, 001-509-591-8459

Ko Htein Lin

Phone: 07915800564

Ma Sandar San Maung

Phone: 07535696796

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Tel:+44 208 493 9137, +44 787 788 2386
Website: www.bdcburma.org
Email: info@bdcburma.org
Registered No: 6496926