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Date: 28 February 2008

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In the multi-party generation elections held in 27 May 1990, by the State Law and Order

Restoration Council (SLORC) (now State Peace and Development Council, SPDC), the National

League for Democracy party won a landslide victory with obtaining 82% of majority in nationwide

constituencies. Then, during the coordinating meeting of the SLORC and its State and Divisional

Branches at the operational meeting room at the Ministry of Defense on 3 July 1990, the

Commander-in-Chief again pledged as follows.

Quote; "What would be the next step after the election? It shall be to write the constitution. As I

mentioned on 5 July 1989, the SLORC will not write the constitution. We don't want to be an

accused (in history)...Writing of the constitution should be done by elected representatives,

coordinated with the election winning parties," Unquote.

Again, the SLORC (now SPDC) issued statement 1/90 on 27 July 1990. The Paragraph (20) of

that statement said as follows.Quote; "the elected representatives today are sole responsible to write the constitution for the

future democratic country," Unquote.

However, almost all of the Members of Parliament-elect are not allowed writing the draft

constitution of the Union of Myanmar 2008.

The authorities also haven't made its draft constitution public yet as of today. However, the

authorities have already formed the "Commission for Holding Referendum for the Approval of the

Draft Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar 2008." When we looked at the

Commission, we found that Chairman of that Commission is the same person who chaired the

Chairman of National Convention Working Committee, which in instrumental to lead and adopt

the fundamental and detailed principles from National Convention, and the Commission to Draft

the State Constitution 2008. Furthermore, some members of that Commission are also delegates

of the National Convention and members of the Commission to draft the state constitution.

That was against the advice and demands of international organizations, including the United

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Nations. All responsible persons should be included in the process of drafting the state

constitution and the transformation of the nation. The one-sided act of the authorities not only

harms the national reconciliation process but also cannot be accepted by the people.

According to the decision made by CEC meeting on 27 February 2008

Central Executive Committee

National League for Democracy

Rangoon