MYANMAR JUNTA’S PLANNED ELECTIONS: FALLING SHORT OF DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY proving that it did not engage in the election dispute resolution process in good faith. In April 2021, the SAC released a 118-page booklet detailing the military’s accusations of election fraud, claiming that it had found 10,482,116 fraudulent entries on the voter lists. ANFREL denounced this report at the time as “filled with false truths, misrepresented facts, and inaccuracies6”. The junta-appointed UEC has since released a consolidated report, claiming an even higher number of 11,305,390 fraudulent voters7, or about 30% of all registered voters. However, no concrete evidence of this alleged fraud or disaggregated data was ever made public. The junta-appointed election commission has nevertheless charged at least 505 people with election fraud since the coup. It remains ANFREL’s informed opinion that the results of the 2020 general election were, by and large, representative of the will of the people of Myanmar, and that the military used baseless claims of widespread fraud to circumvent due process of law. Applicable international standards: • Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 8: “Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.” • Article 2(3) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that any person whose rights or freedoms are violated has the right to an effective remedy by competent judicial, administrative or legislative authorities. 6 7 18 ANFREL, “Report Launch: ANFREL IEOM to 2020 Myanmar General Elections”, 17 May 2021, https://www. facebook.com/ANFREL/videos/1117553968743334 Union Election Commission, “Findings on the Investigation of Electoral Frauds and Malpractices in 2020 Multiparty Democracy General Election”, https://2020election.uec.gov.mm