Myanmar’s Military seized COUP
Wearing masks, gloves and face shields, voters across Myanmar on November 8 braved surged
COVID infections as they turned out
masses to cast their
ballots in the country’s second democratic vote since the end of military rule in 2011.
The army said it had carried out the detentions in response to “election fraud”, handing power to
military chief Min Aung Hlaing and imposing a state of emergency for one year, according to a statement on a
military-owned television station. A military spokesman did not answer phone calls seeking further comment.
Phone lines to the capital Naypyitaw and the main commercial centre of Yangon were not reachable, and state TV went off air.
The United States opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede Myanmar’s democratic transition, and
will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed.
Trouble, however, was already brewing.
Tensions between the military and civilian leadership enhanced
last week as the start of the new parliamentary session loomed
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