These charges are related to two statements issued by the National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) in February, that prosecutors say were meant to disrupt public order and instigate against the state, Radio Free Asia reported. Win, along with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and former Naypyidaw Mayor Myo Aung, is facing charges of 'defamation of the state' in Myanmar after the military ousted the democratically elected government. In the more than eight months since the coup, military forces in Myanmar have killed 1,167 civilians while arresting at least 7,219 people in the country, as per data from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
The coup triggered mass protests and was met by deadly violence. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the coup on February 1, when the Myanmar military led by Senior General Ming Aung Hlaing overthrew the civilian government and declared a year-long state of emergency. The president leads the Cabinet of Myanmar, the executive branch of the Burmese government. The military took Suu Kyi into custody on the day of its takeover, and she has not been seen in public since then, though she has appeared in court in several of her trials."The officers warned him the denial would cause him much harm, but the President told them he would rather die than consent," the defence team added. ta.) is the head of state and nominal head of government of Myanmar. How we respond collectively will either affirm ASEAN’s relevance or reveal our impotence, said the Filipino leader. The lack of progress in Myanmar has put ASEAN’s credibility into question. With severe restrictions on nonviolent protest, armed resistance has grown in the cities and countryside, to the point that UN experts have warned the country is sliding into civil war. According to the President, the ASEAN should collectively address the Myanmar issue as a responsible community. Myo Aung, the ousted Chairman of Naypyitaw Council, was also sentenced to two years for. They have killed about 1,300 civilians, according to a detailed tally compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. A Myanmar junta court on Monday sentenced the detained civilian leaders State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint to four years in jail each after the pair were found guilty on charges of sedition and breaching COVID-19 restrictions. Win Myint was sentenced to a total of four years and Myo Aung to two years.įebruary’s seizure of power was met by nationwide nonviolent demonstrations, which security forces quashed with deadly force. The former mayor of Naypyitaw, Myo Aung, was another defendant in the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a fine.
People hold the Myanmar national flag and placards as they attend a public gathering to listen to the live speech of Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in front of City Hall in Yangon on September 19, 2017.
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