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This photo was taken on 6 May 2016. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
with military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at
Nay Pyi Taw Airport.
(Aung Htet / AFP)
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The West’s “The Lady”and Burmese people’s democracy icon,
Aung San Suu Kyi gets in the cage of regime’s constitution as if she is a
puppet. Many people think she is in power. No one in Myanmar sees the cage
where she is being kept now.
Ms Suu Kyi has dreamed a powerful role for herself called
State Counsellor to be”above the President” but the power in her hands is
within the space of regime’s constitution.
State Counsellor Office Information Center, President
Office, State TV channels, State-run newspapers and all general-back media have
been spreading propaganda against Rohingya and denouncing the international
media for stories that highlight the plight of the Rohingya minority.
Excusing attacks of Border Guard Police headquarter in Maungdaw
District on 9 October, Myanmar army has started “genocidal operation” against
Rohingya civilians; killed 100s of civilians, raped more than 300 women and
girls, torched nearly 3000 homes of Rohingya and forced more than 65000
Rohingya to flee Bangladesh.
Under pressure from International Community, Ms Suu Kyi
set up a commission led by the vice-president, former General Myint Swe to
investigate the alleged abuses of Myanmar army against Rohingya.
Real Power, in Myanmar, is in hands of army generals and
Ms Suu Kyi remains as puppet has no chance to change 2008 constitution.
Though article 201 of the 2008 Constitution states “The
National Defence and Security Council led by the President” civil government
has no opportunity to pass any decision because majority members in the council
are generals.
Constitutional democracy is a system of government in
which political authority is defined, limited, and distributed by a body of
fundamental law called “the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar” is designed for the
benefit of generals and control real power.
The article 345 (a) states ” A person born of parents
both of whom are nationals of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a
citizen” but in Burmese version, “national” is defined “Tai Yin Thar” means “indigenous
people” and State spreads propaganda that Muslims and Rohingya cannot be Tai
Yin Thar of Myanmar.
According to 11 (a), the three branches of sovereign
power namely, legislative power, executive power and judicial power are
separated, to the extent possible, and exert reciprocal control, check and
balance among themselves. The controversial term “the extent possible”
threatens power of civilian government.
Article 436 (a) of 2008 Constitution bans civilian
government to amend the Constitution stating “it shall be amended with the
prior approval of more than seventy-five percent of all the representatives”.
It is impossible to amend without approval of 25 percent army representatives.
International Community should put pressure on Myanmar’s
army generals to amend the Constitution which is a barrier to build a peaceful
nation and end Rohingya persecution.