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Myanmar leader announces extension of state of emergency

New Delhi: In advance of elections it has stated will take place next year, the head of Myanmar’s military-installed administration announced on Monday that its authority would be extended for another six months.   On February 1st of last year, the army overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected administration. It referred to alleged election fraud […]

New Delhi: In advance of elections it has stated will take place next year, the head of Myanmar’s military-installed administration announced on Monday that its authority would be extended for another six months.

 

On February 1st of last year, the army overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected administration.
It referred to alleged election fraud in November 2020, when Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won with a resounding victory and the military-backed party fared poorly.
The army coup was met with huge non-violent demonstrations across the nation, according to independent election observers who claimed to have uncovered no evidence of significant anomalies.
When security forces used lethal force to scatter them, pro-democracy groups responded with armed resistance.
Since the violence increased, Myanmar has been engulfed in what U.N. experts have called a civil war.
The state of emergency declared following last year’s takeover was extended, according to senior general Min Aung Hlaing, head of the ruling State Administration Council, because more time was required to prepare for new elections, or as the official announcement of the extension stated, “to continue working to return the country to the path of a peaceful and disciplined multiparty democratic system and to.”
The army coup was met with huge non-violent demonstrations across the nation, according to independent election observers who claimed to have uncovered no evidence of significant anomalies.
When security forces used lethal force to scatter them, pro-democracy groups responded with armed resistance.
Since the violence increased, Myanmar has been engulfed in what U.N. experts have called a civil war.
The state of emergency declared following last year’s takeover was extended, according to senior general Min Aung Hlaing, head of the ruling State Administration Council, because more time was required to prepare for new elections, or as the official announcement of the extension stated, “to continue working to return the country to the path of a peaceful and disciplined multiparty democratic system and to.”

“To ensure that there is no unfairness, threats or coercion in the coming election, armed conflicts must cease,” said Min Aung Hlaing, in what appeared to be a reference to the government’s ongoing military operations, which are carried out against ethnic minority groups as well as pro-democracy forces and their supporters.

“To be able to hold the elections, we will accelerate the efforts by our public security system to stabilize the politics and security of the nation,” he said.

 

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First published on: Aug 01, 2022 10:52 PM IST


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