Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann and Chairperson
of the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility Aung San Suu Kyi, right,
attend a committee meeting at the Yangon Division Parliament on Sept. 7, 2013.
Photo: NLD
By Xinhua
September 09, 2013
Speaker of Myanmar's parliamentary House of
Representatives (Lower House) U Shwe Mann stressed the utmost importance of the
rule of law in the country, calling on all the people to abide by the law,
official media reported Sunday.
Telling the organizations for the rule of law
in Yangon, U Shwe Mann said stability and peace could not prevail in the nation
in the absence of the rule of law and it may harm the country's sovereignty.
He urged the concerned organizations to give
suggestions on the rule of law with positive attitude instead of blaming each
other.
He pointed out that the parliament is
responsible for the rule of law and enactment of the just laws which the people
can abide by, adding that the rule of law is tied with just laws and the laws
that serve the interest of the state and the citizens.
The meeting with the organizations of rule of
law was attended by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is also chairperson
of the House's Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility.
The meeting involving judicial and legislative
officials also covered discussions on judicial and legislative matters.
Myanmar's Lower House formed a 15-member
Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility on Aug. 7, 2012, headed by Aung San
Suu Kyi.
The committee was to render help to and
coordination with MPs, the government's judicial bodies, government staff and
media to stay under law and take action if necessary through presentation to
the house's speaker, monitoring of implementation of rule of law and
coordinating for revoking, amendment and promulgation of laws and by-laws being
practiced by central-level organizations.
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