A list of 1,400 party members had been sent to the commission as a requirement to be eligible to contest the election. That list was forwarded to the special branch police. Officers then appeared at the homes of selected party members asking for personal information and photographs.
In fact, the whole country is being intimidated by the USDP and the military government. Earlier this month, an article in one of the state-run newspapers warned that anyone who “disrupts” the upcoming elections could face up to 20 years imprisonment.
All of this is just the tip of iceberg. The huge disadvantage for all pro-democracy parties is that the ruling military regime, the Election Commission and the USDP are actually all one organism.
As the election approaches, the political parties of the democratic opposition, their members and the entire electorate will be subjected to more intimidation, harassment, threats, vote buying and dirty campaigning.
Everything will be even more screwed up than before.
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