Findings on the Investigation
of Electoral Frauds and Malpractices in 2020
Multi-party Democracy General Election

Electoral Offenses and Complaints on Malpractices

 According to the statistics by the Ministry of Home Affairs, 546 cases had been reported to the relevant police stations as of 31.7.2021, 336 cases were filed, 192 cases were closed and 18 were on going cases. Although there were similar complaints filed and submitted by political parties to the former UEC, State/Region/District/Self-Administered Zone/Township Election Sub Commissions respectively but no actions were taken. Due to bias and unfair measures that were not in line with Laws by former union government and former UEC, there were 287 official electoral complaints to UEC and it was much more than before since there were 29 cases in the 2010 Multi-party Democracy General Election and 45 cases in the 2015 Multi-party Democracy General Election.

 As it is necessary to submit voter list together when the election complaints were filed to submit to police forces for election offenses according to Chapter 13 of respective Hluttaw Election Laws and for malpractices according to Chapter 14 of respective Hluttaw Election Laws, political parties, individuals and institutions asked to get a copy of the final voter list in accordance with Hluttaw Election Laws and rules but the former UEC refused to provide a voter list copy. Although lawyers of candidates and voters who submitted the complaints sent request letters to respective election sub commissions, the former UEC lodged a complaint with the Supreme Court against these three advocates and one high court pleader under Section 10 of the Bar Council Act and Section 13 of the Legal Practitioners Act.

 During the post-election period, the Union Solidarity and Development Party and The Democracy Party of National Politics filed a writ to Supreme Court over former President U Win Myint and Chairman of UEC as there was malpractices after the 2020 Multi-party Democracy General Election. The Supreme Court received the writ and decided to consider it and held a hearing. Chairperson of Democracy Party of National Politics U Soe Maung and Lawyer U Zaw Weik filed two writs, one against 4 people including the former President and the other one for former Chairman and 14 commissioners of the UEC. Central Executive of Union Solidarity and Development Party U Hla Thein requested the Supreme Court to release either a Writ of Momandamus or Writ of Quo-Warranto against former Chairman and 14 commissioners of UEC. [1]