Junta’s elections on 7 November 2010 is to justify five

decades of military rule

18 October 2010

Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) calls for the international community not to
endorse junta’s planned 2010 election and its results.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy (NLD), victor of 1990
election, decided unanimously to boycott the junta’s planned sham 2010 election due
to its unfair electoral laws. Without the participation of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,
without the participation of National League for Democracy (NLD), and without the
participation of 1990 election winning parties, junta’s planned election in 2010 is
clearly not creditable.

Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) would like to raise some points considering
current situation of Burma. The very military regime who is ruling Burma today held
the election in 1990 pledging that they will transfer the power to the election wining
party. The junta’s Law No.14/89, "Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law," states clearly in
Chapter 3 Section 3 that the "Hluttaw (Assembly) shall be formed with the Hluttaw
representatives who have been elected.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi once said that: “The results of these elections will remain
valid until such time as the Members of Parliament elected in 1990 by the people
have had a chance to get together and decide what the next step is going to be. The
world has to make certain that the outcome of these elections is honoured”.

The junta’s planned 2010 election is only a charade designed to legitimise the
military dictatorship within Burma. The International Community should be aware
of the hopelessly irreconcilable contents of the constitution that was adopted in 2008.
The referendum was ushered into existence under questionable conditions including
extortion and rigged ballots.

Implementing these fundamental demands requested by legitimate leaders of Burma

is a MUST before playing into the junta’s illegal 2010 election. Giving the military
junta 25% of the parliamentary seats and unbridled authoritarian control are truly
not the will of the Burmese people. There is no room for genuine democratic change
in Burma due to junta’s planned 2010 election so that all the justice loving countries
should avoid any action glorifying it.
Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) would like to call for the international community
to take (3) practical steps in order to bring about genuine democratic change in
Burma, i.e.

1. International community must declare that it won’t recognise junta’s planned 2010
election and its results.

2. International community must call for implementation of 1990 election results

and actually supporting the democratic groups attempting to implement these results.

3. International community must declare that it is ready to endorse Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi led people’s leaders as the legitimate government of Burma if should the one
be formed.

For more information please contact

Ko Myo Thein [United Kingdom]

Phone: 00-44-78 7788 2386

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