A space for sharing and discussing news related to global current events, technology, and society.
69385 Members
We'll be adding more communities soon!
© 2020 Relevant Protocols Inc.
A space for sharing and discussing news related to global current events, technology, and society.
69385 Members
We'll be adding more communities soon!
© 2020 Relevant Protocols Inc.
Relevant
Hot
New
Spam
Relevant
Hot
New
Spam
0
9.6K
0
9.6K
COMMENT Suu Kyi's inconvenient truth and the origins of Myanmar's coup Charismatic leader has played a complicated role in her country's history Demonstrators hold up signs during a protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon in February 2021. © Reuters TORU TAKAHASHI, Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Headquarters for Asia June 1, 2021 18:00 JST BANGKOK -- It was the first time in four months that the whereabouts of Myanmar's charismatic leader could be confirmed. The occasion came on May 24, when Aung San Suu Kyi made her first appearance in a courtroom in the capital of Naypyidaw. A photo released by state-run media shows her seated straight-backed and masked alongside Win Myint, who was president in the government that Suu Kyi led as state counselor, and others. Suu Kyi was detained by the military on Feb. 1 as it staged a coup, charging her with six crimes, including leaking state secrets and illegally importing radio equipment. Conventional court hearings have been held online, and face-to-face meetings with defense lawyers have been prohibited. Before she appeared in court, she was allowed to deliver a message to her National League for Democracy, telling members that "the party was created for the people, and it will continue to exist as long as the people exist."
COMMENT Suu Kyi's inconvenient truth and the origins of Myanmar's coup Charismatic leader has played a complicated role in her country's history Demonstrators hold up signs during a protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon in February 2021. © Reuters TORU TAKAHASHI, Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Headquarters for Asia June 1, 2021 18:00 JST BANGKOK -- It was the first time in four months that the whereabouts of Myanmar's charismatic leader could be confirmed. The occasion came on May 24, when Aung San Suu Kyi made her first appearance in a courtroom in the capital of Naypyidaw. A photo released by state-run media shows her seated straight-backed and masked alongside Win Myint, who was president in the government that Suu Kyi led as state counselor, and others. Suu Kyi was detained by the military on Feb. 1 as it staged a coup, charging her with six crimes, including leaking state secrets and illegally importing radio equipment. Conventional court hearings have been held online, and face-to-face meetings with defense lawyers have been prohibited. Before she appeared in court, she was allowed to deliver a message to her National League for Democracy, telling members that "the party was created for the people, and it will continue to exist as long as the people exist."
They have also declared the formation of a "People's Defense Force," but the chain of command is not clear. As bombings that target military and government facilities continue, Christine Schraner Burgener, the U.N. secretary-general's special envoy to Myanmar, said people are arming themselves and protesters have started shifting from defensive to offensive actions, using homemade weapons and training from some ethnic armed groups, according to news agency AP. Armed conflict does not fit with Suu Kyi's consistent advocacy for nonviolence. Killings of government officials and USDP personnel have become more frequent. The connection to the defense force is unclear, but indiscriminate attacks could dampen international sympathy for the pro-democracy movements.
They have also declared the formation of a "People's Defense Force," but the chain of command is not clear. As bombings that target military and government facilities continue, Christine Schraner Burgener, the U.N. secretary-general's special envoy to Myanmar, said people are arming themselves and protesters have started shifting from defensive to offensive actions, using homemade weapons and training from some ethnic armed groups, according to news agency AP. Armed conflict does not fit with Suu Kyi's consistent advocacy for nonviolence. Killings of government officials and USDP personnel have become more frequent. The connection to the defense force is unclear, but indiscriminate attacks could dampen international sympathy for the pro-democracy movements.
Some low-ranking comments may have been hidden.
Some low-ranking comments may have been hidden.