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Suu Kyi ‘can vote’ in Burma elections
Burmese officials said today that detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be entitled to vote in the upcoming election, despite earlier statements that she would be barred from taking part.
Raising confusion over the Nobel Peace laureate’s rights and the interpretation of the electoral laws, an official told AFP: “Aung San Suu Kyi and her two live-in maids will get the right to vote. But they will not get permission to go outside on election day.”
The official, who asked not to be named, suggested: “The authorities might ask them to vote in advance.”
On Monday officials had said Suu Kyi, who lives under house arrest in her lakeside mansion in Rangoon, did not appear on the voting list because serving prisoners have no right to vote under Burma’s 2008 constitution.
But another official on Friday confirmed her right to vote in the first election in two decades, due on 7 November, saying the relevant authorities “are likely to inform her soon”.
He said she had the right to vote on the basis that she is under house arrest rather than in prison.
Suu Kyi was, however, earlier this year barred from standing as a candidate in the elections on the grounds that she is a serving prisoner.
Her National League for Democracy (NLD) party decided to boycott the upcoming polls, saying the rules were unfair, and has subsequently been disbanded by the ruling generals.
The party won the last election in 1990 by a landslide but was never allowed to take office, and Suu Kyi has spent most of the past 20 years in detention.
Her incarceration was lengthened by 18 months in August last year for breaching the terms of her detention after an American man swam to her home.
The opposition leader’s current house arrest term is due to expire just days after the November election, which has been widely condemned by activists and the West as a charade aimed at legitimising military rule with a civilian face.
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daw suu kyi vote or not, it does not matter to junta n the country, king than shwe and his hand picked people will win the election this time, long live burma and the suffering people
She can vote but couldn’t go outside.Ha ha….I remember the words that Myanmar Historic Poet said in the burma history.
One day The King ordered a man to do a Pass Motion on the Poet’s home yard.
A Poet said Okay,you can have Pass motion because of King’s ordered, but if you passed urine on my ground then I’ll Kill you.
Than Shwe desperation to win this well-planned election is more evident now. He ruled out all potential rivals to come into race because he is afraid to lose the game. He is afraid of Daw Suu so he banned Daw Suu coming out of House Arrest and public will flock to see her in millions. He is afraid of International discrediting his election win so he is just allowing Daw Suu to cast the vote knowing that his chance of winning election is not endangered. Daw Suu would never cast a vote in your election so do as her millions followers. Stupid crab Than Shwe must know that he can not conquer the soul and mind of people. People in millions will punish you on election day. You will lose your election because of nil attendance of public in millions. Your 500000 thugs-in-uniform will stage revolution when they knew that your plans fall apart on election day. Than Shwe. Have you packed your bag for Plan B? How is your restless worried family members?
So who will she vote for exactly?
The disbanding of the NLD is a costly mistake, who is representing the democratic interests of the people now?
What a joke, who would take any of the junta’s statements seriously after this debarcle?
DASSK surely will not vote. She decided and said she would boycott this sham election of no meaning to nation’s reconciliation and true democracy. Whether she votes or not is not the matter, the well planned selection ( not election ) will be dragged to the ugly end by the world’s most stupid military rapists of their own country. Remember DASSK alone can’t change the things. She ever said so too. All the people of Burma also must do what is to be done in this critical situation. We live together in this land. Not DASSK alone. So we have the same and equal responsibility as DASSK too. Don’t count on her alone. It’s not fair and not wise either. And no ‘ucking excuses like ‘ I’m not interested in politics. ‘ ‘ I’ve to vote for who I’m told to. ‘ ‘ I’m a non-biased person. ‘ NO! Don’t get yourself fooled. ‘ ‘ We are born and grown up here. ‘ ‘ Who else would come and do these things for us all the time, if we always try to shunt the reality? ‘ There is some Burmese saying. I think we all know that too. Fine finishing is cast by the good beginning only. All we have to do right now is just not to vote in this dictators’ selection. You want to ring your own throat. Then you go ahead. No problem. But one thing we need to know is it is not personal. It’s about the nation. We must get united by now before it goes too late. K? I’m not preaching anyone of you out there. I’m trying to reveal what I feel and see in plain. I’m one of you too. I also want the best for my country. I’m not trapping anybody out here or there. We shouldn’t give any chance to these nation’s rapists anymore this time. Be wise and brave too, Brothers & Sisters! Don’t be too positive, which will get all of us in deeper ‘hit after all with just one wrong move. There is very colloquial saying among young Burmese folk, ‘ don’t feed your brother-in-law eggs. ‘ That may sound a bit rude in public. I can’t help it. I make the point and you get it. Then I’d be happy even though you want to kill me or not. I can take that. I’d be happy if/when the country is free from the harm of Satanic barbarians. Thank you all very much in advance and I hope & wish we’ll surely get united right away with the only one and the same commitment.
People of my origin, in this case Citizens of Burma, use your judgment this is critical be proud of who you are and what you stand for,”I WILL Not Vote” ‘cos I don’t give a damn .
So whatever you do do it with pride and dignity . I will always love and respect you .
Lashio Thein Aung Jimmy Jack.