A) Sham Demonstrations against NLD – forced and staged.

Myan-aung town

The township and village PDCs organized and instructed each ten-house headman to bring 3 persons and every PDC member to bring five individuals to the Myan-aung oil field to stage a demonstration against the NLD on the 18th June. They had to carry thick bamboo clubs and spears and shout “NLD – we don’t want you”. A video record of this was taken for submission to the authorities above.

No one turned up on the following day and this exercise was stopped.

Mandalay

In the last week of June, five hundred (complete sets) of monk’s robes was delivered to the Central Military Command in the Mandalay Palace.

During the same week, the authorities summoned the owners of a total of 3000 vehicles from the bus lines and owners of about 5000 motor cycles and made them sign written undertakings that they would come when called.

The authorities informed them that if they did not sign as above or if they breached the undertaking, their licenses would be withdrawn.

Information received from a member of the USDA is that plans were being made for the staging of a big demonstration with 3000 motor vehicles and 5000 motor cycles to protest against the NLD.

To facilitate the commandeering of vehicles, the authorities have developed a crafty strategy allowing made in china cars and cycles to operate illegally with immunity by issuing them with papers and identity certificates showing that they act as assistants to the different authorities such as the CID, BSI, MI, Buddhist monastery etc and the price is as much as ten to fifteen thousand Kyats per year. The owners are thus obliged to be ready for the use of the authorities in any emergency.

B) Three NLD members who were arrested in Rangoon during June have been sent up for trial before a tribunal.

Arrested on 10-6-03 were:-

Maung Maung Lay ( KyemyindineYouth Wing Organizer)

Nay Win (Lanmadaw NLD member)

Myint Htay ( Tamwe NLD member)

On Monday (30/6/03) they were sent to the Botataung township court and charged under Section 5/1 (6) (7) by Military Intelligence No: 14.