Military takes control of Myanmar; Aung San Suu Kyi reported detained
Military takes control of Myanmar; Aung San Suu Kyi reported detained
AP / Updated: Feb 1, 2021, 13:24 IST
Myanmar military television said Monday that the
military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country s senior politicians including
Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained. An announcement read on military-owned Myawaddy TV cited a section of the military-drafted constitution that allows the military to take control in times of national emergency. It said the reason for takeover was in part due to the government s failure to act on the military s claims of voter fraud in last November s election and its failure to postpone the election because of the coronavirus crisis.
Why is the military taking control in Myanmar?
The military has assigned Vice President Myint Swe as head of the government for one year Published: February 01, 2021 13:20 AP A soldier stands guard on a blockaded road to Myanmar s parliament in Naypyidaw on February 1, 2021, after the military detained the country s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country s president in a coup. Image Credit: AFP
Jakarta: Myanmar s military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained. Here are some possible reasons why the military has taken over now:
Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw, center left, Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, center right, Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Hti Yu, right, Myanmar’s Vice President Myint Swe, sit for a 2017 photo session after the second anniversary of the signing of nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)
BANGKOK (AP) The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar’s president after Monday’s military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still powerful military leaders.
The announcements and declaration of the state of emergency followed days of concern about the threat of a military coup and military denials that it would stage one and came on the morning the country s new Parliament session was to begin.
Suu Kyi s National League for Democracy urged Myanmar s people to oppose Monday s coup and any return to military dictatorship. The statement posted to Suu Kyi s Facebook page said the military s actions were unjustified and went against the constitution and the will of voters. The takeover was a sharp reversal of the partial yet significant progress toward democracy Myanmar made in recent years following five decades of military rule and international isolation that began in 1962. It would also be shocking fall from power for Suu Kyi, who led the democracy struggle despite years under house arrest and won a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts.
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