JUNE 19, 2009
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (LIBERATED AREA)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Due to intrusion of an American citizen into her residence compound in May 2009,Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was taken into custody by the State Peace and Development Council.She, not her guards, was accused of violating terms of her house arrest, a sentence she beganserving approximately six years ago. The recent trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appearspolitically motivated and is a way for the SPDC to continue her custody from Insein prison.Since the beginning of her house arrest in 2003, the SPDC declared Daw Aung San SuuKyi’s detainment was a temporary 'protective custody.' Her original sentence was extendedlast year, although current laws in Burma suggest an extension was illegal. This year theSPDC is attempting to extend her detention under the pretext of a show trial in order toprevent her participation in the current political process and 2010 parliamentary election. Themilitary regime may be attempting to permanently purge Daw Aung San Suu Kyi fromBurma's political scene.The National League for Democracy (Liberated Area) compiled data and informationregarding Daw Aung San Suu Kyi' trial. This report demonstrates this trial is politically-motivated, procedures and sentencing do not follow existing Burmese law, highlights theweaknesses and injustices in the legal process of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial, and showshow flawed the legal system in Burma is under the SPDC military rule. It also points out the'crisis of Constitution', the term Daw Aung San Suu Kyi used to symbolize the trial.This comprehensive report includes transcripts of the trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyiand her two colleagues that reside in her residence. This report includes information fromsources inside Burma and refers to articles printed in the state-run news paper '
New Light of Myanmar
'.The National League for Democracy (Liberated Area) calls on the internationalcommunity, including the United Nations, ASEAN member countries, China and India, totake urgent action to press for the immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and to pressfor the resumption of politically meaningful dialogue by key stakeholders in Burma.
Call to the UN and International Community
As it is obvious that the trial against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is a trumped one andpolitically motivated, The National League for Democracy (Liberated Area) calls on:
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon must take active initiative and act totailor and coordinate a collective strategic action plan. The internationalcommunity has clearly stated the importance and urgency of the release of DawAung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners and Ban Ki-moon must acceptnothing less than the immediate realization of this key benchmark. This must alsobe followed up with efforts to secure genuine political dialogue and a review of the 2008 constitution.
US should hasten efforts to appoint their envoy and dispatch immediately. The EUshould attempt to send its Burma envoy. ASEAN should appoint and send an
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