Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 16 (ANI): The detention of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint has been extended until February 17 as both have been under house arrest since the military took control of the country in a military coup on February 1.
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained since the Feb. 1 coup that toppled her government, is facing new charges that might see her
Myanmar’s popular leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been in custody since the country’s military seized power in a coup on February 1, has been charged with a new crime: that of violating the country’s National Disaster Management Law. It’s proof, if any were needed, of the extent to which the country’s military leaders are willing to subvert the COVID crisis to their own ends.
The new charge carries a maximum three-year prison sentence. But an amendment to Myanmar’s penal code instituted by the junta on February 14 permits the army to detain people without having to go to court.
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16th February, 2021 16:04 IST
Myanmar Coup: Aung San Suu Kyi, Win Myint s House Arrest Extended For Two More Days
Myanmar State Counsellor and a Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint’s detention have been extended until February 17, as per reports.
Myanmar State Counsellor and a Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint’s detention have been extended until February 17 after both were placed under house arrest on February 1 as military seized the power from the civilian government leaders in an unprecedented coup. Since then, the citizens of the Southeast Asian country have been organising nationwide protests demanding the release of both Suu Kyi and Win Myint with chanting and holding signs that read “free our leader”.
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