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Myanmar’s military on Tuesday (16 February) guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup and denouncing protesters for inciting violence and intimidating civil servants, write Agustinus Beo Da Costa in Jakarta, Matthew Tostevin and Robert Birsel. The military’s justification […]
UN warns Myanmar against harsh response to protesters
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February 16 |
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UN envoy tells deputy chief of junta heavy-handed response likely to bring ‘severe consequences’; Army says people welcome security patrols; Suu Kyi being held on remand until Wednesday
The United Nations special envoy has warned Myanmar’s army of severe consequences for any harsh response to protesters demonstrating against this month s coup in a call with the military leadership, a UN spokesman said.
Despite the deployment of armoured vehicles and soldiers to some major cities at the weekend, protesters have kept up demonstrations to denounce the February 1 takeover and demand the release of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others.