‘Democracy road plan’ of the SPDC

DVB ( September 1, 2003 )

Burmese oppositions and political activists inside and outside Burma denounce the ‘new’ plans of moving Burmese politics forward by the ‘National Convention’ outlined by the new Prime Minister of SPDC, General Khin Nyunt in his speech on 30 August.

Diplomats and observers in Rangoon have also said that the general is just making the old idea new. General Khin Nyunt addressed his cabinet ministers, military commanders, organisations under the command of the SPDC for the first time on policy matters at Parliament Building.

The general explained the seven steps of ‘democracy road map’ for the changeover to democracy and he stated to reconvene the National Convention which was postponed since 1996, to draft basic constitution, to hold a referendum and a new election and form a new government.

An observer have also said it is clear that military junta is planning to go on ruling the country on its own, An Asian diplomat said that the prospect for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is now remote.

General Khin Nyunt attacked the NLD and denounced the US sanctions in his speech but he didn’t say how long it would take to implement the ‘democracy road map’.