A Myanmar court has filed fresh charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a reports. The former dissident was charged with disturbing the peace and public order during her second court hearing via video conference. She had previously been charged with breaches of the country’s emergency management law, in connection with the government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and with a violation of import and export laws for possession of walkie talkies. Observers believe the main goal of the charges is to keep Suu Kyi off the…
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Turkey condemns coup in Myanmar, calls for release of detained officials
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the events unfolding in Myanmar on Monday, calling for the release of detained top officials and for compliance with the disputed election results. Earlier on Monday, media reported that Myanmar’s State Counselor, Aung San Suu Kyi, and President Win Myint were detained in an early morning raid. Some other members of Myanmar’s ruling party were also detained. Myanmar’s military earlier vowed to “take action” against what they say were voter fraud in the Nov. 8 election, which was won by Suu Kyi’s National…
Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi urge Myanmar to oppose military coup
Myanmar’s detained de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was arrested during a coup on Monday urged the people of Myanmar to oppose military power grab. The plea was contained in a statement signed by her party. “The Tatamdaw’s (the military’s) action showed no consideration whatsoever for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is just to bring the country back to the military dictatorship’’ Suu Kyi asserted. “The public is urged to fully oppose the military coup and resoundingly resist against it,” she added. Earlier, Myanmar’s military has declared a…
Read MoreMyanmar’s Coup: U.S. threatens to take action against actors
The U.S. has threatened to take action against those responsible for the detention of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as President Win Myint in Myanmar. “The United States is alarmed by reports that the Burmese military has taken steps to undermine the country’s democratic transition, including the arrest of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian officials in Burma (Myanmar). “President (Joe) Biden has been briefed by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan,” White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement. Earlier, Western media reported…
Read MoreMyanmar’s military seizes power, imposes state of emergency
Myanmar’s military has declared a state of emergency for a year and installed a former general as president. A former general named Myint Swe, who was previously serving as vice president, has been installed as acting president. However, under the state of emergency military commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing has effectively taken control. The military announcement came hours after the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and numerous other government officials, along with leaders of smaller parties, were detained in pre-dawn raids across the country. There were reports of…
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