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Years after letting misinformation spread, Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts after coup
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Was Myanmar s Coup Legal? And Does it Matter? – The Diplomat
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What’s new? The Myanmar military’s 1 February coup d’état brought a sudden halt to the country’s democratic transition and showed disdain for the will of the people, overwhelmingly expressed in the November 202o elections which returned the National League for Democracy government in a landslide.
Why does it matter? The coup has arrested a decade of political and economic liberalisation. It has prompted almost universal outrage from Myanmar’s people, who have taken to streets across the country to demand its reversal. The military is unlikely to back down, and the risk of deadly violence against protesters is high.
Myanmar Update – 15 February 2021
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The military will continue to expand control over the internet – leading to frequent “blackouts”.
Monitoring the human rights situation as well as providing aid and development support will become increasingly difficult in the months ahead.
Background to the November 2020 Elections
Myanmar experienced five years of relative political stability after the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) handed power to State Counsellor (a position roughly analogous to Prime Minister) Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) following the November 2015 elections – which ended almost 50 years of military rule. Even then, however, the Tatmadaw retained substantial power, including the right to appoint a quarter of parliamentarians and control of key ministries.
A Tatmadaw goodwill delegation led by Senior General (now coup leader) Min Aung Hlaing visits Adani Ports and Logistics in India in 2019. Photo: Min Aung Hlaing s website
As protests grow against the February 1 military coup in Myanmar/Burma, the country’s military elites try to protect their ill-gotten gains, and Australian mining companies carry on as if nothing happened.
Myanmar military’s economic interests
Since 1988, when the Tatmadaw (the official name of the Myanmar armed forces) brutally cracked down on student protests, and Aung San Suu Kyi returned from Britain, they have been setting up companies to serve the interests of current and former soldiers.
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