Open Letter to the President of the United States of America for Free Aung San Suu Kyi

Date: 15th May 2009

President Barack Obama

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

We, the undersigned Burmese democratic organizations , wish to express our deep
concerns about the trial of our democratic icon, Aung San Suu Kyi by the Burmese
military regime, over the uninvited visit from American citizen.

Last week, an American citizen secretly swam across Inya Lake, Rangoon to gain access
to the Nobel Laureate’s House. According to the official Burmese media, he was
identified as 53-year old former military serviceman John William Yettaw of Falcon,
Missouri, USA. On 13th of May, American diplomat was allowed to meet with him.
Although his motives for the alleged lake exploits remain unclear, it caused the Nobel
Peace Prize winner to serve jail terms under the anti-subversion laws.

Aung San Suu Kyi has spent most of the past 19 years detained in virtual isolation in her
crumbing compound since the junta refused to recognize her party’s landslide victory in
the country’s last election in 1990. Her last period of detention at her home expires at the
end of May. This expiration of six years of house arrest, without trail or charge or even
figleaf of legal respectability, was to have yanked away from the generals.

Now, due to the uninvited access to her compound by American citizen, the military
generals no longer need to trouble themselves with legal niceties and it has given them a
ready-made reason to imprison the most prominent political prisoner up for at least
another five years. It would perfectly play into the hands of the junta if the United States
of America and international community do not stand up with the People of Burma who
have been oppressed by the junta for several years.

As Burmese people,it is our deep conviction that this situation could only be resolved by
the active participation of the United States Government and the international
community. We would like to draw your attention to call to the junta to release the
Burmese democratic icon unconditionally and impose the ‘costs of staying in power’ if
the junta do not oblige the mediation efforts.

Sincerely,

The undersigned Organizations

(1) Overseas Burmese Patriots (OBP)

(2) All Burma Students League (ABSL)
(3) Burma Political Prisoners’ Union (BPPU)
(4) Arakan League for Democracy (Exile-Japan) ALD (Exile- Japan)
(5) Burma Democratic Action Group (BDA Group)
(6) Chin National Community (CNC)
(7) Democratic Federation of Burma (DFB)
(8) Federation of Workers Union of the Burmese Citizen in Japan (FWUBC)
(9) Kachin National Organization, Japan (KNO-JP)
(10) Kachin State National Congress Party for Democracy (Liberated Area, Japan
Branch)
(11) Karen National League (KNL)
(12) League for Democracy in Burma (LDB)
(13) Naga National Society (NNS)
(14) National Democratic Front (Burma) (NDF-B), Representative for Japan
(15) Palaung National Society (PNS)
(16) Punnyagari Mon National Society (PMNS)
(17) Shan Nationalities for Democracy (Japan) SND (Japan)
(18) Shan State Nationalities for democracy (Japan) SSND (Japan)
(19) Confederation of National Youth for Burma (CNUB)
(20) Burma Democratic Concern (BDC)
(21) Union of Human Right Council (UHRC)
(22) Danu National Council
(23) Akha Public Army (APA)
(24) Maingtha Youth Group(MYG)
(25) Lahu Human Right Group (L.H.R.G)
(26) Kokant Human Right Group (K.H.R.G)
(27) Khamti Women Action Group(KWA)
(28) The Best Manure
(29) Kokant Youth Affairs Committee – KYAC
(30) Maw Shan Public Army (M.S.P.A)
(31) Khamti Public Army- KPA
(32) Kokant Women Action Group
(33) Palaung Human Rights Group
(34) Intha Youth Affairs Committee
(35) Palaung Women Action Group
(36) Danu Youth Affairs Committee (D.Y.A.C)
(37) Akha Liberty Army
(38) Danu Women Group
(39) Akha Human Right Action Group
(40) Akha Youth Affairs Committee
(41) Danu Public Army – D.P.A
(42) Maingtha Public Army
(43) Khamti Youth Affairs Committee
(44) Akha Women Action Group
(45) Palaung Youth Society – PYS
(46) Pa-oh Human Right Action Group
(47) Danu Youth Affairs Committee
(48) Maw Shan Youth Society
(49) Pa-Oh Youth Society
(50) Pa-oh Public Army
(51) International Burmese Monks Organization (Canada Branch)
(52) Lahu Youth Society – Thailand
(53) NLD(LA) CANADA
(54) Burmese Students' Democratic Organization
(55) Burmese Muslim Association (Canada)
(56) Patriotic Karen Association
(57) New Blood Comrades (Union of Burma)
(58) Karen Canadian Community (KCC)
(59) F R E E BU RMA F ED E R A T ION ( F B F )
(60) Kuki Students Democratic Front (KSDF)
(61) United Democratic Youth League (UDYL) – Canada Branch
(62) Burmese Democratic Group in Jamaica
(63) 2009 Collective Action Committee (Burma)
(64) Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals
(65) Burma Watch International (BWI)
(66) Mon National Democratic Front (Liberated Area)
(67) Overseas MonWomen's Organization (OMWO)
(68) Mandalay University Students Thetmaga
(69) People Freedom Movement in Burma
(70) Mara People Party LA
(71) people volunteers association

Contact-

Mr. Shwe Sin Htun, Vice-Chairman -2, Free Burma Federation, Tel: +1 301 523 9292,
Email: shwesinhtun88@gmail.com
Mr. Sai Myo Win, Vice- Chairman, Union of Human Rights Council,
Tel: +66 835 823 490, Email: idaoo72@gmail.com

Ms. Khin Ma Ma Myo, Joint General Secretary (1), Free Burma Federation,
Tel: +44 1224 524 077, Email: khinmamamyo2007@yahoo.co.uk

Dr Aye Min, Joint General Secretary (2), Free Burma Federation, Tel: +1 260 255 1675,
Email: radiomin@gmail.com