Tuesday, 16 March 2010 20:06 Mizzima News (Brief news)
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - A section of Members of Parliament of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, appalled at the anti-democratic nature of the Burmese junta’s electoral laws, have urged their respective governments not to accept it.
In a statement today by the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC), the MPs said that the Burmese electoral laws are undemocratic and will not result in free and fair elections in the country.
The AIPMC is composed of some Members of Parliament from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines and Malaysia.
"AIPMC is appalled at the regime’s blatant disregard for the principles of genuine multi-party democracy, principles that it claims in these very same laws that are so inimical to the development of a flourishing democracy," said the statement.
The regional network of MPs also today called for immediate suspension of Burma's membership from ASEAN regional grouping as well as taking "strict and targeted economic sanctions" against Burma.
"If the people of Myanmar are ever to be free and allowed to prosper, dramatic actions in their defence must be taken immediately,” said AIPMC.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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