Two days after the military coup in Myanmar, security forces announced yesterday (Wednesday) that the ousted leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Soo-chi, would remain in custody until mid-month for illicit possession of radios.
At the same time, there is growing civil unrest against the coup, which threatens to end a democracy that returned a decade ago after nearly 50 years of military rule.
Police said Sochi was indicted for violating export and import laws, and that searches of her home turned up illegally entered radios and used without a permit. As a result, her detention was extended until February 15, but it was not disclosed where she was being held.
At the same time, an indictment was also filed against President Wein Mynet, Sochi’s ally, for violating regulations banning gatherings during the Corona plague, due to meetings ahead of the November general election. Like So-Chi, the president’s whereabouts are unknown and his detention has been extended by two weeks.
Upon her arrest, Su-Chi was called out to the public to launch a campaign of social disobedience against the perpetrators of the coup. Many have responded to a new campaign calling for a boycott of military-related industries and services, including banks, retail chains, hospitals, cigarettes, ISPs and entertainment services.
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Also, medical staff at dozens of hospitals and medical institutions across Myanmar began a strike yesterday, accusing the generals of harming the people in the midst of the corona plague. “We refuse to accept any instructions from an illegitimate military regime, which has shown that it has no respect for our poor patients,” protest organizers said. Due to the coup it was reported yesterday that a shipment of corona vaccines that was supposed to arrive from India was delayed.
The military coup took place on Monday morning, shortly before the Legislative Council was due to convene for the first time since the election, which ended in a landslide victory for the National Democracy League led by Su-Chi.
The army, led by Chief of Staff Min Aung Liyang, declared a state of emergency for a year, set up a junta of 11 members and announced that new elections would be held afterwards. The legislature.
The military has claimed in recent weeks that there were irregularities in the election and that the victory of the Pro-Democratic Party is illegitimate, but it is estimated that the coup took place due to the weak results of the army candidates in the election and the chief of staff had to resign this year.