Responses to the SPDC’s “democracy road map” : Nan Khin Htway Myint, the MP of Pa-an, Karen State

DVB ( September 1, 2003 )

It is their part to reconvene the National Convention. Now they (Burmese generals) say that they are going to draft the constitution. We are the representatives elected by the people. We are here with the mandate from the people. We are not here with our own desire. It is our duty to fulfil the desire of the people by drafting the constitution.

I heard that they are going to re-run the election. We had been already elected in 1990 under their rules and supervisions. We didn’t hold the election ourselves and about 80% voted for us. It is clear that we have the full support of the people. We all agreed to that. We issued statements and broadcast them on radio for the whole country to know.

If they are going to not accept the result, they are breaking the rules they themselves set up. To annul the result of the 1990 election would be to defy the desire of the people and insult them. If we accept the insult to the people, we will be insulting them too. We have no reason to do it.