The military coup in Myanmar has begun to generate international outrage as President Joe Biden of the United States has condemned the military’s usurpation of democracy in the country.
Myanmar is situated in Southeast Asia and is bordered on the north and north-east by China, on the east and south-east by Laos and Thailand, on the south by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal and on the west by Bangladesh and India.
As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, Myanmar military has taken control of the country in an apparent coup, following the arrests of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government leaders in early morning raids Monday.
Aung San Suu Kyi, 75, is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has been serving as State Counsellor of Myanmar since 2016 to 2021.
The military, while addressing Myanmar on military-owned television Myawaddy TV, said that the principal political figures had been detained due to what it considered “election fraud” and had therefore declared a state of emergency.
The announcement came on the heels of several days of degenerating political tensions and rising fears of a potential military coup, and comes hours before a new session of parliament was scheduled to begin.
Spokesperson of the ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) Myo Nyunt confirmed the detentions in a statement.
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“State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some other senior figures are being detained in (the capital city of) Naypyidaw,” Myo Nyunt said.
“The military seems to take control of the capital now.”
According to Nyunt, several senior leaders from large states in Myanmar, including the ministers of Shan State, Kayah State, and the NLD Ayeyarwady state spokesperson, were also detained in the raids.
As at Monday morning, Myanmar’s main news channels were suspended from the air and there were reports of significant internet disruption in the county. Soldiers could also be seen outside city hall in the country’s commercial center, Yangon.
Reacting to the Myanmar situation after being briefed by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden through a statement from White House press secretary Jen Psaki, condemned military’s disruption of the democratic process.
“The United States opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede Myanmar’s democratic transition, and will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed,” the statement said. “We are monitoring the situation closely” Biden said in a statement.
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