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Press Release
Federal Constitution Drafting &
Coordinating Committee-Union of Burma (FCDCC)
9 December 2005
A milestone occurred this week in the history of Burma’s
long struggle toward democracy. The FCDCC completed a
draft constitution based on democracy, federalism,
equality, and self-determination for all the people of
Burma. The FCDCC acts with the mandate of the Burma
Democracy Movement, including Members of Parliament
elected in Burma’s last free election in 1990, ethnic
nationality groups, women’s groups and youth groups.
The draft constitution is to be used for open debate and
discussion among the people to get their input and
feedback. The FCDCC will use the constitutional process
to foster national reconciliation and to initiate talks
with the Military Regime, who to date refuse to
negotiate with those desiring democratic change in
Burma. Importantly it gives expression to eight key
principles that reflect the will of democratic forces
and Ethnic Nationalities inside and outside Burma.
The FCDCC represents the exiled Burmese democratic
forces and ethnic nationalities political organizations
and has strong links within political organizations and
grass roots leaders inside Burma. This constitution will
allow all Ethnic Nationalities in Burma to freely enter
into a Federal Union of Burma. Self-determination is the
fundamental basis of the federation, and this historic
FCDCC constitutional process is built on this principle.
The States representatives, including their
Constitutional Drafting Committees and over 100
organizations, launched the constitution writing process
by drafting their State Constitutions. The work of this
committee has built upon that foundation as the FCDCC
proceeds to write a federal constitution.
Mahn Aung Than Lay, Chairman of the FCDCC of the Union
of Burma, today condemned the Military Regime of Burma
for proceeding to hold a national constitutional
convention that does not represent the people of Burma.
Instead, the SPDC’s National Convention seeks to
constitutionally mandate military rule.
“We challenge Senior General Than Shwe, Burma’s Supreme
leader, to make the national convention inclusive and
democratic as we in the FCDCC process have. Our process
is free from censorship and control.”
“FCDCC knows that for peace to prevail in Burma all
political groups must come together to reach a political
agreement that can produce a constitutional framework
for the democracy and equality that all people desire.”
“We invite the international community to reflect upon
the contrast between our constitutional process and the
military-dominated process taking place at the National
Convention. We believe that attention to this contrast
demonstrates our preparedness to begin the transition to
constitutional democracy.”
For contact persons to the FCDCC Secretaries:
1. U Thein Oo; Tel-- 09-203 2972
2. Dr. Lian H. Sakhong; Tel- 01-02 96 100
3. Myo Win; Tel-01-03 53 458
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