11 July 2024
1. The three northern alliance launched attacks named Operation 1027 in Shan State (North) in October 2023. Then, MNDAA/TNLA/AA and the armed groups restarted terrorist attacks called the second phase of Operation 1027, starting in June 2024, taking advantage of a ceasefire.
2. Currently, these terrorist groups commit acts of terrorism, such as killing innocent civilians, attacking major cities and non-military targets using heavy weapons and bomb drops, and threatening national races in their controlled areas.
3. We, political parties, consider these situations as follows: -
(a) The national people have been living in unity across the nation for a long time. However, these terrorist groups threaten and drive away other national races from their controlled areas. Such doings intentionally destroy the unity of national people who are living on the same land and drinking water from the same source, and obviously break the stipulation stated in Section 355 of the 2008 Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar: “Every citizen shall have the right to settle and reside in any place within the Republic of the Union of Myanmar according to law”.
(b) Driving away of other ethnic tribes by terrorist group from their controlled areas also breaks Article 13(1) of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights: “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state”.
(c)Moreover, supervisors of these terrorist groups are also against the existing laws and constitution, ungrateful to the country, and breach international human rights.
4. Therefore, we, political parties, on behalf of the indigenous people across the nation, do not accept them and strongly oppose and condemn all the organizations that communicate with terrorist groups directly or indirectly.
5. Moreover, the relevant departments and organizations are urged to accelerate the momentum as follows: -
(a) Make efforts to announce these armed groups as terrorist groups not only in local but also in international countries.
(b) Declare the supervisors of these terrorist groups as terrorists, and communicate with ASEAN Police Forces, International Criminal Police Organization, and international police forces to carry out necessary measures.
6. Therefore, we, political parties, release this joint statement opposing and condemning MNDAA/TNLA/ AA and their subordinates.
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