Detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called on the people of Myanmar to oppose Monday’s military coup, even as the army promised new elections and a return to a civilian government.
“The public is urged to fully oppose the military coup and resoundingly resist against it,” she is quoted as saying in a statement released by the National league for Democracy (NLD).
“The Tatamdaw’s action showed no consideration whatsoever for the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and will merely bring the country back to military dictatorship,” she added.
After coming to power in 2015, the NLD tried to amend the constitution from within its own framework, she said, adding that the party won last year’s general election, and the previous one, by following all existing laws.
Win Htein, a former army captain and an influential NLD leader, said the coup was the result of military chief Min Aung Hlaing’s “personal ambitions”, despite the fact that his family have become immensely rich in recent years.
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