Joint Open Letter to Myanmar President U Thein Sein
To,
His Excellency President U Thein Sein
President
Government of the Union of Burma (Myanmar)
Date: 10/24/2012
Subject: Request to take
legal action for inciting racial and religious hatred
Excellency Mr. President,
(1)Since June 2012, Sectarian
violence between Buddhist majority and Muslim Minority in Myanmar has been
drawing high attention among Myanmar communities and international communities
around the world. It became a challenge for the reform oriented government led
by you.
(2)It was very unfortunate to
learn through your interview with local and international that you are making
judgment based on false information provided to you by religious extremist. It
was widely reported in the media that the trigger point of sectarian violence
was due to unforgivable rape crime committed by Muslim boys to Buddhist woman.
Intact, U Nyi Pu, RNDP representative from Kyaut Ni Moe township of Arakan and Aung
Zan Wai from NLD party were some of the main people who mastermind sectarian
violence so that their dream of Free Muslim in Arakan will be materialized. We
are not afford to go to past and find the culprit of sectarian violence rather
we would like to move forward to find solution to achieve peace and stability
where innocent civilian life are protected by law of the land.
(3)At 1988, Myanmar government had
successfully control huge national uprising but why your government could not
control very small scale violence when Muslim minorities are being targeted?
(4)Instead of restoring peace and
stability in Arakan, the unilateral violence organized by Buddhist religious extremist
have been spread to others cities such as Mynpya, Myohone, Kyaut Phu and etc. In
recent days and the world is witnessing one of the worse atrocities committed
by Majority Buddhist to Minority with the intend to expel with anarchic way.
(5)We afraid that international
intervention will be inevitable if yourself and Patriotic leaders of Myanmar do
delay in handling domestic crisis as urgent matter and the people who instigate
racial riot will be brought to international court of justice as the criminal
who commit crime against humanity.
We sincerely propose your
honorable to implement the following immediately;
(A)
Must stop activities prosecute the people and racist organization
who organized, planned, and instigates religious and ethnic cleansing which
have been resulted death, torture, racial segregation, and religious
persecution.
(B)
Must take action against the people, organization and local media
who have been violating Citizenship act 363 of 2008 which clearly state that
“The abuse of religion for political purposes is forbidden. Moreover, any act
which is intended or is likely to promote feelings of hatred, enmity or discord
between racial or religious communities or sects is contrary to this
constitution.”
Extremists
are organizing public rally to promote hate and calling Buddhist population to
boycott Muslim minorities from business transaction. Some Peace loving
Buddhists in Arakan are even threaten as traitors if they are found to involve financial
or business transaction.
(C)
Government must not tolerate open calling for segregation based on
racial and religious difference, openly organizing hate rally which publicly
insult Islam and its prophet, Government also must make sure to implement
existing law and propose a law which guarantee freedom of religious in union of
Myanmar.
With
cordial regards,
Htay Lwin Oo Nay San Oo
Policy Director Co-Founder,
Myanmar Muslim Civil Rights
Movement Free
Rohingya Campaign (FRC)
(MMCRM) , USA New York City,USA
Tel: + 1-315-368-7856 Tel: +1-646-821-1475
Copy to
·
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
·
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
·
OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
·
Human Right watch
·
Amnesty international
·
All ambassadors at Washington DC
·
International and Local media
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