Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Kelvin Thomson:

That the House:

(1)

deplores the Myanmar military regime for pressing new and spurious charges against Dr Aung San Suu Kyi and for her ongoing detention and persecution;

(2)

condemns the Myanmar regime for continuing to deny the fundamental human rights of Dr Suu Kyi, notably those rights enshrined in Articles 9, 10 and 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which prohibit arbitrary arrest and detention, guarantee the right to fair trial, and guarantee the right to freedom of opinion and expression;

(3)

demands that the Myanmar regime drop the current set of charges against Dr Suu Kyi, and immediately and unconditionally release her from detention;

(4)

applauds Dr Suu Kyi for her courage in peacefully protesting for the democratic rights of the people of Myanmar over many years and with great dignity and civility; and

(5)

calls on the Myanmar regime to ensure that the elections it proposes to conduct in 2010 are truly free and fair.

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