Myanmar came under military rule again. The army has taken over the country for the next one year, ousting the ruling government on charges of "election fraud". Top leaders, including Sun Suu Kyi, leader of the ruling National League for Democracy, and President Wen Mint, have been arrested. The announcement was made on Myanmar's military-controlled TV channel Miyawaddi. A state of emergency has been declared in the country for a year after the leaders were arrested. Myant Soye has taken over as acting president. The country's army chief has taken over the legislature, the executive branch and the judiciary. The army has announced that it will hand over power to the winning party through new elections once the state of emergency ends. Internet and telephone services have been shut down in several cities across the country, including the country's capital, Nay Pyi Taw. The army is patrolling the streets of the country's main cities. No news of Myanmar is coming out due to mechanical problems.
Some journalists have gone into hiding, fearing that the news could be detrimental to them. Flights to Myanmar have been suspended and the main international airport in the country's largest city, Yangon, has been closed.
Tensions have been running high between the country's government and army for the past few months. The Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy won last November's election by a landslide. But allegations of vote rigging have been reported. But yesterday the situation changed. The army took over the country.
Meanwhile, various countries and organizations, including the United States, Britain and Australia, have condemned the military coup. In a statement, US Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken said the Biden administration had expressed "grave concern" over the troop increase and called on the Myanmar army to release government and civil society leaders. "The United States stands with the people of Burma in their quest for democracy, freedom, peace and development," he said. "The military must immediately reverse these actions."
Criticizing the arrest of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Suu Kyi, he tweeted: "I condemn the military coup in Myanmar and the blockade of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi." Civilian leaders should be released by recognizing the people's vote, "said Mariz Payne, Australia's foreign minister. I am calling the forces. '
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the military coup in Myanmar following the arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi and the president. European Union President Charles Michel also condemned the incident and demanded the release of the detained leaders. The President of the European Council said in his tweet that "the democratic process should be restored by recognizing the results of the elections."
"The first thing is that Myanmar's military junta, which has ruled the country for decades, has never really relinquished power," said John Sifton of Human Rights Watch. "China is a friendly neighbor of Myanmar and we believe that Myanmar's various parties in the country's constitutional and legal framework are in agreement with it," he said. Will eliminate differences and ensure political and social stability. Bangladesh hopes the Rohingya repatriation will not be hampered by an army coup.
Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar's ruling party, and senior leaders of the party were detained in the early hours of Monday, local time. Mio Nint, a spokesman for the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), said the detainees included President Wen Mint and other senior leaders in addition to Suu Kyi. Hours after the arrest of Myanmar's NLD leaders, a state of emergency was declared on military-controlled television for a year. The announcement, made on television, said senior government leaders had been arrested for "fraud" in the last election. Myanmar has declared a state of emergency and handed over power to Senior General Ming Aung Hlaing, chief of the armed forces. The incidents came after days of tensions between Myanmar's civilian government and influential military forces over last year's election.
Aung San Suu Kyi's party, the NLD, won a landslide victory in the November 8 national election. While 322 seats are enough for a majority in parliament, the NLD has won 348 seats. Yesterday was the day set for the sitting of the first session of the new parliament. Myanmar's military took control of the country in a military coup after days of fighting between the country's civilian government and influential military forces over last year's election. They also hinted that the army could return to power through a coup if the demands were not met.
In the latest election, Myanmar's military has made a number of allegations, including fake names on voter lists in various districts. Despite complaining about this, the Election Commission did not respond properly. However, the military did not say whether the amount of irregularities in the election was enough to change the outcome of the vote.
