To the kind attention of H.E. Chuan Leekpai

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand

Fax 0066 2 280 08 58

Brussels, May 19, 2000

Your Excellency,

On behalf of the Transnational Radical Party I present my best compliments to the Royal Government of Thailand.

I have the honour to write to Your Excellency concerning the arrest of Mr. Th. Muivah, General Secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN).

Although ignoring the precise circumstances of his arrest, we understand that he was arrested and detained on charges of possession of false passport on 19 January. Following an understanding with the police and the lawyer in charge of his case, Mr. Muivah was granted with another passport and taken to the airport to leave for a short trip to the Netherlands for a three day high level negotiation session with the representative of the Prime Minister of India. The object of the trip was to conduct negotiations in order to achieve peace in the war torn region of Nagaland. He was again deteained at the airport on January 26.

As you know, the people of Nagaland have been involved in a long bloody armed conflict with the forces of the Government of India. However, several years ago the Government of India wisely decided to open talks with the NSCN leaders, and negotiations have been taking place at the highest level since then. A cease fire has been in place now for more than two years, and political talks have only just started in earnest. This peace process aiming at lasting political solution could be jeopardised now with the detention of Mr. Muivah, who heads the negotiation team of the NSCN in these talks.

We understand the need for the Government of Thailand to enforce its laws and to prevent illegal use of passports. Nevertheless we believe that this is an exceptional since Mr. Muivah had no other means of traveling, given the fact that his country does not grant him official travel papers. His task is so important in order to bring peace to his region, that I hope that Your Excellency can intervene in an appropriate manner to secure the early release of Mr. Muivah and to facilitate his departure for a country of his choice.

We remain at your complete disposal for any kind of assistance in this process.

Thanking Your Excellency in anticipation,

Yours sincerely,

Olivier Dupuis

Secretary General of the

Transnational radical Party

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