MYANMAR – The National League for Democracy (NLD) Party urged the United Nations Accreditation Council to continue to recognize only H.E. U Kyaw Moe Tun, the Ambassador who was appointed during the civilian government to represent Myanmar at the United Nations.
The central executive committee of the party issued the request on the 35th anniversary of the party.
The party also urged the friendly nations and international community to help for the unconditional release of all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, the NLD chairperson who is essential in building a federal democratic union, to ensure that the crisis in Myanmar does not escalate to the level of regional problems, for war-affected civilians to have access to humanitarian aid and for immediate end of attacks on the civilian targets.
The NLD party informed that it is in close contact with regional revolutionary forces as well as political parties that do not cooperate with the military council, and is working together to find ways to achieve federal democracy, to make the great revolution a success, and to end the military dictatorship in Burmese politics with practical methods.
The NLD also notified the public that it will not recognize the sham election that the military council is planning to hold.
When the NLD was founded 35 years ago, it has prioritised basic human rights and the party was established to stand up for the goals of federal democracy and to make efforts to ensure that an authoritarian political system that oppresses the people never emerges.
The party has won landslide victories in every election because of the leadership of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and for considering and implementing the will of the people.
In addition, after the coup on February 1, 2021, the terrorist junta council has unlawfully detained activists from various regions, including the leaders of the NLD and civilians. So far, 15,838 civilians have been arrested and detained, including 1,769 members of the National League for Democracy, and 97 members of the National League for Democracy were among the 4,011 civilians who were illegally arrested, tortured and killed.
The terrorist junta council had also illegally confiscated the properties of 688 people. Among them, the properties of 373 members of the NLD were included, and had also committed 160 counts of breaking into various offices of the party, including the central headquarters, stealing and looting items belonging to the party as well as destruction and arson of the offices.