Analysis of ex-Gen.

U Thein Sein's government

No. 2/2011 (+11 Orgs)
and Report to the people

No. 2/2011 (+11 Orgs)

Date – 29.04.2011
Analysis of ex-Gen. U Thein Sein's government
and
Report to the people

Regarding the post-2010 election government led by ex-Gen. U Thein Sein assuming the
Presidency, there should be a correct assessment of its character. In order to assess it, we believe that
only by looking back at its origin could we get a realistic view on the current government and the
political system being pursued in Burma.
In 1988, a mass uprising demanding abolishment of one-party military dictatorship and
establishment of a multi-party democracy occurred. As a consequence, the National League for
Democracy won the election in 1990 in a landslide victory.
The current government of ex-Gen. President U Thein Sein is none other than the one that arises out of
a plot by the SLORC-SPDC military regime which has defaced the 1988 popular uprising by various
means and has tried to prevent handover of state power to the 1990 election-winning NLD party for
more than twenty years.
Moreover, the whole world has seen SPDC military regime's publication of a seven-point road
map on 2003 August 30 to systematically implement the process of post-2010 government formation.
Regarding the matter, we have issued a position paper marked 1/2010 and named "Analysis of
fraudulent election held to transform into a military regime in mufti" on 2010 December 7. In the
paper we have portrayed SPDC regime's road map process as "Military regime's Machiavellian
efforts to bring about a constitution concealing long-term military dictatorship and creating a
nominal multi-party elective parliament."
The 2008 Constitution is the foundation of post-2010 government. Hence, we have issued a
"Joint statement denouncing the SPDC militarist constitution and not recognizing it as the State

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Constitution" on 2008 June 4 after the forced adoption of 2008 Constitution by the SPDC military
regime. In that statement we have outlined our main reasons for not recognizing that constitution:

(1) Elected people's representatives from 1990 election were not allowed to participate in
constitution drafting process; freedom of people's participation was prohibited by Order 5/96;
ethnic ceasefire groups' views were ignored;
(2) No democratic and fundamental human rights as well as ethnic rights are provided in the
Constitution;
(3) Approval of constitution was carried out unilaterally through coercion, pressures and
deceptions amidst Cyclone Nargis' heavy toll on the people;
(4) Thus the 2008 Constitution is a military hegemony constitution designed to nurture a military
ruling elite that would perpetuate their power and wealth;
(5) Hence we do not recognize nor accept the 2008 Constitution as a State Constitution, and would
strive persistently for emergence of a State Constitution reflecting people's interests and a
government representing the people, in collusion with the people and seeking and
implementing various means suited to the situation and time;
We have already publicized these points through our statement to the people.
When the post-2010 government led by President U Thein Sein the ex-General arose, it is found
that junta's top brass have entrenched themselves in the State's crucial legislative, executive and
judicial branches in the form of uniformed military officers, civilian-veiled army officers or as members
of USDP sponsored by the military.
In the legislative branch, posts of speaker and deputy speaker of Union Assembly are taken up
by U Khin Aung Myint (ex-Maj.-Gen.) for the first thirty months and Thura U Shwe Mann (ex-Gen.) for
the second thirty months, posts of Speaker of People's Assembly and National Assembly are taken
respectively by Thura U Shwe Mann (ex-Gen.) and U Khin Aung Myint (ex-Maj.-Gen.) with U Nanda
Kyawswa (USDP member) and U Mya Nyein (USDP member) respectively taking the posts of Deputy
Speaker of People's Assembly and National Assembly.
In the executive branch, twenty-six out of a total of thirty-five minister posts are assumed by
military officers with USDP members filling up the rest.

No. Name Current Ministry Notes

Position
1. U Thein Sein President ex-Gen.
2. Thiha Thura U Tin Vice- ex-Gen.
Aung Myint Oo President
3. Dr. Sai Maukkham Vice- USDP member
alias Maung Ohn President
4. Maj.-Gen. Hla Min Minister Defense Ministry Maj.-Gen.
5. Lt.-Gen. Ko Ko Minister Home Ministry Lt.-Gen.
6. Maj.-Gen. Thein Minister Border Affairs Ministry, Industrial Maj.-Gen.
Htay Development Ministry
7. U Wunna Maung Minister Foreign Ministry DSA Best Cadet Award
Lwin
8. U Kyaw San Minister Information Ministry, Culture Ministry ex-Brig.
9. U Myint Hlaing Minister Agricultrue and Irrigation Ministry USDP member
10. U Win Tun Minister Forestry Ministry
11. U Hla Tun Minister Finance and Revenue Ministry ex-Maj.-Gen.
12. U Khin Maung Minister Construction Ministry ex-Maj.-Gen.
Myint
13. U Tin Naing Thein Minister National Planning and Economic ex-Brig.
Development Ministry, Husbandry and
Fisheries Ministry

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14. U Win Myint Minister Economics and Commerce Ministry ex-Brig. (former
Deputy Minister)
15. U Thein Tun Minister Communications, Post and Telegraph ex-Maj.-Gen.
Ministry (formerDeputy
Minister)
16. U Aung Kyi Minister Labor Ministry, Social Welfare, Relief and ex-Maj.-Gen.
Resettlement Ministry
17. U Thein Htike Minister Ministry of Mines
18. U Ohn Myint Minister Cooperatives Ministry ex-Brig.
19. U Nyan Tun Aung Minister Transportation Ministry ex-Lt. Col.
20. U Tint San Minister Hotel and Tourism Ministry, Sports Ministry
21. U Kyaw Swa Khine Minister Ministry of Industry-1 ex-Maj.-Gen.
22. U Soe Thein Minister Ministry of Industry-2 ex-Vice Admiral
23. U Aung Min Minister Railways Ministry ex-Maj.-Gen.
24. U Than Htay Minister Ministry of Energy ex-Brig. (former
Deputy Minister)
25. U Zaw Min Minister Ministry of Electric Power-1 ex-Col.
26. U Khin Maung Soe Minister Ministry of Electric Power-2
27. Dr. Mya Aye Minister Education Ministry
28. Dr. Pe Thet Khin Minister Health Ministry
29. Thura U Myint Minister Ministry of Religion ex-Brig.
Maung
30. U Aye Myint Minister Science and Technology Ministry ex-Maj.-Gen. (War
Office)
31. U Khin Yee Minister Immigration and Manpower Ministry ex-Brig. (former Police
General)
32. U Thein Nyunt Minister Ministry of Presidential Office ex-Col.
33. U Soe Maung Minister Ministry of Presidential Office ex-Maj.-Gen. (War
Office)
34. Dr. Tun Shin Attorney Attorney General's Office
General
35. U Tin Myo Kyi Director Cabinet Secretary
General

Out of fourteen posts for State and Divisional Chief Ministers, former SPDC army generals take
up ten posts and USDP members take up four posts.

No. Name Current Position Notes

1. La'John Ngansai Chief Minister of Kachin USDP member
State
2. U Khin Maung Oo Chief Minister of Kayah USDP member
alias Boo Reh State
3. Brig. Zaw Min Chief Minister of Karen Brig.
State
4. Hong Ngai Chief Minister of Chin State ex-Brig., former Vice-Commander of Coastal
Command, former State PDC Chairman
5. U Ohn Myint Chief Minister of Mon State ex-Maj.-Gen., former Minister of Mines
6. U Hla Maung Tin Chief Minister of Arakan USDP member
State
7. U Aung Myat alias Sao Chief Minister of Shan State USDP member
Aung Myat
8. U Tha Aye Chief Minister of Sagaing ex-Lt.-Gen.
Division
9. U Phone Maw Shwe Chief Minister of Magwe ex-Brig., former Division PDC Chairman
Division
10. U Ye Myint Chief Minister of Mandalay ex-Lt.-Gen., former Commander of Central Command
Division

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11. U Nyan Win Chief Minister of Pegu ex-Maj.-Gen., former Foreign Minister
Division
12. U Khin Zaw Chief Minister of ex-Lt.-Gen.
Tenasserim Division
13. U Myint Swe Chief Minister of Rangoon ex-Lt.-Gen., former Commander of Rangoon
Division Command
14. U Thein Aung Chief Minister of Irrawaddy ex-Brig., former Forestry Minister
Division

With regard to the judicial branch, a Union Supreme Court has been set up. However the 2008
Constitution stipulates no freedom of judiciary.
According to Article 294 of the Constitution, the highest court in Burma is the Union Supreme
Court but Articles 299, 311, 327, 302 and 344 provide right of arbitrary sacking of judges by the
government in addition to Court's obligation to comply to government's order. Chapter 6 Articles 293
and 319 grant independent jurisdiction to military courts while Articles 294 and 343 prohibit civilian
courts under the Union Supreme Court from trying cases arising between soldiers and civilians.
Apart from above sectors, Article 201 of the 2008 Constitution has set up a National Defense
and Security Council as the highest organ of power for nation's administrative matters as well as States
and Divisions' administrative matters. Almost all its members are army officers while the sole civilian is
a USDP member.

National Defense and Security Council

1. President U Thein Sein (ex-Gen.)

2. Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo (ex-Gen.)
3. Vice-President Dr.Sai Maukkham alias Maung Ohn
(USDP member)
4. Speaker of People's Assembly Thura U Shwe Mann (ex-Gen.)
5. Speaker of National Assembly U Khin Aung Myint (ex-Maj.-Gen.)
6. Commander-in-Chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing
7. Vice Commander-in-Chief Lt.-Gen. Soe Win
8. Defense Minister Maj.-Gen. Hla Min
9. Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin (DSA Best Cadet award)
10. Home Minister Lt.-Gen. Ko Ko
11. Border Affairs Minsister Maj.-Gen. Thein Htay

The Finance Commission formed under the 2008 Constitution to manage country's finances is
also comprised of military officers and USDP members only.

No. Name Duty Current Position Notes

1. U Thein Sein Chairman President ex-Gen.
2. Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo Vice-Chairman Vice-President ex-Gen.
3. Dr. Sai Maukkham Vice-Chariman Vice-President USDP member
4. Dr. Tun Shin Member Union Attorney General
5. U Lunn Maung Member Union Auditor General ex-Brig.
6. La'John Ngansai Member Chief Minister of Kachin State USDP member
7. U Khin Maung Oo alias Boo Reh Member Chief Minister of Kayah State USDP member
8. Brig. Zaw Min Member Chief Minister of Karen State Brig.
9. Hong Ngai Member Chief Minister of Chin State ex-Brig.
10. U Ohn Myint Member Chief Minister of Mon State ex-Maj.-Gen.
11. U Hla Maung Tin Member Chief Minister of Arakan State USDP member
12. U Aung Myat alias Sao Aung Myat Member Chief Minister of Shan State USDP member
13. U Tha Aye Member Chief Minister of Sagaing Division ex-Lt.-Gen.
14. U Phone Maw Shwe Member Chief Minister of Magwe Division ex-Brig.

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15. U Ye Myint Member Chief Minister of Mandalay Division ex-Lt.-Gen.

16. U Nyan Win Member Chief Minister of Pegu Division ex-Maj.-Gen.
17. U Khin Zaw Member Chief Minister of Tenasserim Division ex-Lt.-Gen.
18. U Myint Swe Member Chief Minister of Rangoon Division ex-Lt.-Gen.
19. U Thein Aung Member Chief Minister of Irrawaddy Division ex-Brig.
20. U Thein Nyunt Member Chairman of Naypyidaw Council ex-Col.
21. U Hla Tun Secretary Finance and Revenue Minister ex-Maj.-Gen.
Military officers have also taken up remaining important posts of the country. U Tin Aye (ex-
Gen.) and U Thein Soe (ex-Maj.-Gen.) have assumed the posts of Union Election Commission
Chairmanship and Constitutional Tribunal Chairmanship respectively.
Above facts are evident of post-2010 election government being a continuation of the military
regime under the State Peace and Development Council format to a parliamentary format.
We have issued our position on the 2008 Constitution by proclaiming that it is a constitution of military
junta's domination and that the government emerging from the 2010 election is also a militarist USDP
government that would rule the country through the militarist constitution.
President (Ex-Gen.) U Thein Sein's address to the Union Assembly on March 30 provided USDP
military regime's stand on the militarist constitution as follows:

- We have got the responsibility to respect, observe and protect the Constitution of the Union of
Burma;
- Because of this responsibility, all representatives and I should earnestly believe in, cherish and
defend with our lives the Constitution and the democratic nation built in accordance with the
constitution;
- As the Constitution of the Union of Burma has been endorsed, our cabinet would properly
implement the stipulations of the constitution;
- The Union government would welcome all acts done inside the constitutional framework, and
would reject and rightfully prevent all acts done outside the constitution;
Ex-Gen. President U Thein Sein has thus shown the USDP regime's stand on the militarist
constitution and also asserted, "Chapter 12 of the Constitution has provided the opportunity to
amend the Constitution in accordance with prescribed procedures." The procedures state that
75% of Union Assembly representatives have to agree to amend the constitution. In fact, more than
80% of representatives are military officer and USDP members, giving rise to impossibility of revising
the military dictatorship-bolstering 2008 Constitution inside the parliament.
In reality, even whether to put a motion on agenda in parliament by Mon State Ye Township National
Assembly Representative Naing Banyar Aung Moe alias Dr. Banyar Aung Moe "urging the
government to carry out national reconciliation and internal peace" was defeated sweepingly by
106 ayes, 520 nays and 20 abstaining before getting to the debate phase inside the parliament.
Therefore the current position of the USDP military regime is manifest from such killing of a motion,
making constitution-revision out of question.
Therefore, in order to make a government truly proceeding long the course of democracy
instead of a government representing the military dictatorship, the USDP military regime coming out of
2010 election need to carry out following initial points:

(1) Unconditionally release all political prisoners;

(2) Immediately stop the civil war and conduct internal peace;
(3) Repeal decrees and notifications inhibiting fundamental democratic rights in political,
economic, social and cultural realms throughout the era of SLORC-SPDC;
(4) Allow freedom of association including right to form political parties and freedom of
campaigning for all strata;
(5) Conduct dialogue with all stakeholders to revise the 2008 Constitution.

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Refraining from said deeds would amount to continuation of the military dictatorship and
deceiving the country in essence, whatever the government is called or however the parliament is
convened.
Hence we regard the government of ex-Gen. President U Thein Sein as the USDP military regime
which would carry on oppressing the people of all ethnicities, and we proclaim our continued efforts in
the interests of entire people to abolish the military dictatorship and the 2008 Constitution.
In order to promptly succeed in implementing our efforts, we solemnly urge the people to join
us and work in cooperation.

(Ashin Awbasa) (Ashin Dhamma Thiri)

All Burma Monks’ Alliance

(Htun Myint Aung) (Aung Kyaw Sint) (Pan Thu San) (Htet Htet San)

The 88 Generation Students + Arakha Ray

(Min Thein) (Htein Lin) (Yan Naing) (Aung Zaw Moe)

Saffron Generation + Democratic Students and Youths Force
in Rangoon Division

(Zarni) (Naw Aster) (Min Thwae Thit) (Aung Dakhun)

All Burma Federation of Student Unions + 2007 Generation Students Union

(Khaing Zarny) (Khaing Nyan Lin) (Myat Min) (Nyein Thaw)

Arakan Students Union + All Burma Youths Union

(Min Min Oo) (Naing Lin) (Min Soe Naing) (Thu Yein)

Basic Education Students Union + Students Group in middle Burma

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