National League for Democracy: The following is the complete text of what Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader and General Secretary of National League for Democracy submitted to the court according to the section 256 of the criminal code regarding the charge against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

“(Start)” (1) The case described above is the case reported by Lieutenant Colonel Zaw Min Aung from Police Special Branch to the Bahan Towhship Police Station on 11-5-2009 against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in accord with the article 22 of the ‘Law to safeguard the State against the dangers of those desiring to cause subversive acts’ and against Daw Khin Khin Win (f) U Tin Ohn, Ma Win Ma Ma (f) U Nyan Linn and Mr. John William Yettaw who helped her commit this crime in accord with criminal code section 109 of the article 22 of the above mentioned law.

(2) I heard that Mr. John William Yettaw arrived at my house compound for the first time on 30-11-2008 from Daw Khin Khin Win who is staying together with me.

I reported this incident to the authorities through Dr. Tin Myo Win who came to my house for medical check up on 4-12-2008. Authorities did not come to me to inquire about that event. I have never heard any action of authorities against that event. I have never been reminded to report authorities at once when some one intrudes into my house compound.

I found Mr. John William Yettaw arrived at my house compound for the second time in the morning of 4-5-2009. I told him to get out of my house compound. He told me that he would be arrested if he went out in day light so he would like to go back at night time. However, at night he requested me to allow him to stay overnight for health reason.

(3) Now, a large number of my colleagues have been serving long prison terms without protection and leniency of law. Therefore, I allowed him temporary shelter due to my political concept of which I cannot force anybody into being arrested.

(4) I don’t care who the intruder is and what his intentions are. I just did according to my political concept. I intended to inform authorities about that intrusion on 7-5-2009 when Dr. Tin Myo Win visited me for monthly regular medical check up. However, only policemen came into my house on 7-5-2009 and Dr. Tin Myo Win was not allowed to come in.

(5) When I handled incidents happened on 30th November 2008, I carefully did it in order not to affect the intruder and soldiers who are responsible for security of my house compound, with concept of diminishing the unnecessary cases or problems. Regarding that case, it is assumed that authorities accept the way I handled it as they did not protest or criticize or do something for it.

When questioning a recalled prosecution witness, he testified that authorities and I are jointly responsible for the security of my house compound. It is totally not true.

(6) I am accused of breaking the restrictions and prohibitions described in the article 22 of the ‘Law to safeguard the State against the dangers of those desiring to cause subversive acts’

(a) It is very obvious that I did not breach any conditions according to the testified statements of the prosecution witnesses and evidence of the prohibitions.

(b) Prosecutors testified that restrictions (or) withdrawals of the rights were put according to the fundamental rights of the 1974 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma. That constitution was collapsed or no longer viable since the very beginning day of the military coup d’état in 1988. It is not legal to put restrictions according to inactive constitution.

(7) Although the real reason of this case is based on the lack of security or breach of security, no action is taken against the responsibility for the security but only I was taken charge. Therefore it is a biased action.

(8) I testify that I did not commit any crime that the prosecutor accused me of. “(End)”

As per the decision of the joint meeting of the Central Executive Committee and Central Legal Assistance Team,

Central Executive Committee
National League for Democracy

Rangoon

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