unitex@rubbs.fidonet.org (unitex) (08/24/89)
SECURITY COUNCIL -- TAKE 8
JONATHAS NIYUNGEKO (Burundi) said that if the complaints eminating from
Namibia were to go unchecked by the Council, there could be dire consequences
not only for the people of Namibia but for the whole region.
The Council must not tolerate South Africa's disregard for the letter and
spirit of resolution 435. The declaration adopted by the Organization of
African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa highlighted the major violations on the
part of South Africa and the remedial steps required. The OAU's observations
had been verified by reports from Namibia.
He asked how elections could be free and fair if the ballot was not
secret, if the voting qualifications were not defined and if the people
themselves were not consulted on the structure and function of the Constituent
Assembly. He called for the adoption of a resolution which could ensure that
the Namibians could aspire to participate in an electoral competition free of
all trickery and in which the watchword would be "may the best man win".
The meeting was adjourned at 12:27 p.m.
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