“We heard that Aung San Suu Kyi is being detained, and we assume the army is staging a coup,” said a spokesman for the National League for Democracy. He added that he feared that he would soon be arrested.

A spokesman for the National League for Democracy said that President Win Myint was also among those arrested.

For several days there were rumors of a possible military coup in Burma.

The BBC reported that soldiers descended on the streets of Naypyidaw, the capital of Burma, and Yangon, the country’s largest city. Internet and telephone networks were cut off in Naypyidaw. MRTV State TV has reported on Facebook that it cannot broadcast due to technical issues.

Elections in Burma. The army talks about fraud

So far, the army has not issued any statements. An army spokesman did not return phone calls seeking comment.

In the November 8, 2020 elections, the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won 83.2 percent of the vote. Seats in Parliament. The military-backed Union for Solidarity and Development (USDP) received only 6.9% of the total. USDP members accuse the Election Commission of rigging the elections.

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The newly elected House of Representatives was due to meet for the first time on Monday, but the military demanded that the session be lifted, which has been postponed to Tuesday.

The November vote was considered a vote of confidence in the National League for Democracy. Douri enjoys a lot of support in the country and his leader is widely loved

The current constitution guarantees the military 25 percent. Seats in Parliament and employment in ministries of power in a democratically elected government.

Who is Aung San Suu Kyi?

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician and opposition for many years, the daughter of General Aung San, who fought for Burma’s independence. In 1991, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. When the country was ruled by the junta, she spent many years under house arrest. In 2003, the authorities launched a failed attack on her life. She called for a bloodless coup, and was supportive of the dialogue between the army and the opposition. When the democratization process began in Burma in 2011, after 50 years of junta rule, Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed to run in the parliamentary elections in 2012. Her party won 43 of the 45 seats to be filled in: Election. Suu Kyi’s party also scored a clear victory in the previous election in 2015.

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When the Burmese state brutally pacified the Rohingya Muslims in 2016, the international community accused Burma of crimes against humanity, and accused Aung San Suu Kyi of failing to stop them. Some of her awards were taken from her, including. Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award “against the shameful betrayal of values ​​by the Myanmar leader who once represented her. The National League for Democracy denies committing the genocide of the Rohingya.”

(KB, sources: PAP, BBC, Reuters)