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NLD Statement 127 in English



National League for Democracy
No; (97/B), West Shwegondine Road
Bahan, Rangoon

Statement 127 (12/98)

Contents of letter dated 2 December 1998 by the Chairman of the National 
League for Democracy to the Chairman of the State Peace and Development 
Council on the subject given in the heading is published and distributed 
for all to know.

(START)
"Subject:-	Levies imposted on the villagers by the authorities in 
Htantabin township, Rangoon 			Division.

1. Information received is that a road is being constructed to 
Ah-lae-village of Shwe-pyi-thar township from the village of Aye-ywa on 
the other bank. Aye-ywa is on the road that branches off to Htantabin 
town from the Rangoon-Nyaungdon-Bassein road.

2. To pay the labour costs for this construction

(a) The authorities ordered every household in the village tract of 
Kalein to pay a levy of Kyats 7500/- 
(Seven thousands five hundred kyats). It is reported that this has been 
collected from 181 households. One very poor couple living in that 
village could only pay Kats 5000/-. The authorities refused to accept 
this.

(b) Kyats 200,000/- (two hundred thousand) was the amount levied by the 
authorities for Kyun-tha-ya village tract and has been collected.

3. The levies that the village tract authorities collected have to be 
given to U Maung Maung (township authority) and U Tin Tut (Police 
Supervisor).

4. In Hlaing-thar-ya township money to meet labour charges had been 
collected. We understand that Kyats four thousand was designated for 
each one unit of digging of earth and was included in the levy 
collected. The authorities who received the levies have not accounted 
for the excess money.

5. The people living in these village tracts are impoverishes and it is 
not fair that they be forced to pay such levies. Therefore we ask that 
the imposition of such levies be stopped and the people in charge of 
such works be instructed to refrain from so doing.   (END)


Central Executive Committee
National League for Democracy

24 December, 1998




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