The Myanmar thread

[lordroel]

So it seems that the Myanmar Army has declares state of emergency for one year in a coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government

[TheRomanSlayer]

So is the junta going to return or what? It seems that Burma is certainly prone to such military coups.

[lordroel]

Feb 1, 2021 5:23:52 GMT TheRomanSlayer said:

So is the junta going to return or what? It seems that Burma is certainly prone to such military coups.

It was always a military run government, but only looked democratic, but when the National League for Democracy lead by Aung San won in a landslide, last year, it seems the military has decided that this so call democratic government is no longer needed.

[James G]

Back in the day, I never had a good opinion of A.S.S. When she showed she was a baddie, I was pleased but not pleased... if that makes sense.

[gillan1220]

Feb 1, 2021 9:38:42 GMT James G said:

Back in the day, I never had a good opinion of A.S.S. When she showed she was a baddie, I was pleased but not pleased... if that makes sense.

How so?

[stevep]

Feb 1, 2021 12:06:20 GMT gillan1220 said:

Feb 1, 2021 9:38:42 GMT James G said:

Back in the day, I never had a good opinion of A.S.S. When she showed she was a baddie, I was pleased but not pleased... if that makes sense.

How so?

  I think he's referring to how she was denying crimes against the Muslim minority in Myanmar.  See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi, especially the penultinmate paragraph of the intro.

When she ascended to the office of State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi drew criticism from several countries, organisations and figures over Myanmar's inaction in response to the genocide of the Rohingya people in Rakhine State and refusal to accept that Myanmar's military has committed massacres.[5][6][7][8][9] Under her leadership, Myanmar also drew criticism for prosecutions of journalists.[10] In 2019, Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in the International Court of Justice where she defended the Burmese military against allegations of genocide against the Rohingya.[11] 

  Steve

[gillan1220]

Feb 1, 2021 12:10:39 GMT stevep said:

Feb 1, 2021 12:06:20 GMT gillan1220 said:

How so?

  I think he's referring to how she was denying crimes against the Muslim minority in Myanmar.  See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi, especially the penultinmate paragraph of the intro.

When she ascended to the office of State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi drew criticism from several countries, organisations and figures over Myanmar's inaction in response to the genocide of the Rohingya people in Rakhine State and refusal to accept that Myanmar's military has committed massacres.[5][6][7][8][9] Under her leadership, Myanmar also drew criticism for prosecutions of journalists.[10] In 2019, Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in the International Court of Justice where she defended the Burmese military against allegations of genocide against the Rohingya.[11] 

  Steve

Strange, considering she won the Nobel Peace Prize back then in 2012. I remember seeing it on the news.

[James G]

Feb 1, 2021 12:06:20 GMT gillan1220 said:

Feb 1, 2021 9:38:42 GMT James G said:

Back in the day, I never had a good opinion of A.S.S. When she showed she was a baddie, I was pleased but not pleased... if that makes sense.

How so?

As Steve says below. She reminds me a lot of Mugabe in how the trendy elements of the West lauds them as freedom fighters, but they are hateful dictators in the making.

[lordroel]

YouTube (Myanmar: This is what a military coup looks like)



And some images:

Photo: A blockaded road to Myanmar's parliament in Naypyitaw on Monday after the military detained the country's leaders

[gillan1220]

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[lordroel]

Feb 1, 2021 16:02:04 GMT gillan1220 said:

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Seems they military planned this for some time, they feared that Aung San Suu Kyi became to powerful, thus they achted.

We now have to see what will happen the next couple of days, people of Myanmar have for 5 years tasted some of what freedom is, will they now challenge the new military Junta ore remain silent.

[stevep]

Feb 1, 2021 12:26:40 GMT James G said:

Feb 1, 2021 12:06:20 GMT gillan1220 said:

How so?

As Steve says below. She reminds me a lot of Mugabe in how the trendy elements of the West lauds them as freedom fighters, but they are hateful dictators in the making.

  I don't know.  Mugabe was outright evil pretty much from the start.  Aung San may be going that route or she may have though such actions were necessary to try and prevent a military coup against her.  In which case she failed as its happened anyway.  While she's still wildly popular its unclear how much power she has actually had.

[lordroel]

Detained Aung San Suu Kyi faces charges

Photo: Soldiers keep watch at a guesthouse housing members of parliament after a coup in Myanmar



Photo: A military armoured vehicle is seen along a street in Myitkyina, Kachin State

[stevep]

   Its been reported that both Aung San and deposed President Win Myint have been charged by the military junta.  The charges include breaching import and export laws, and possession of unlawful communication devices.  The latter is supposed to be a walkie talkie, which shows how controlled communications are in the country.  They are trivial breaches even if their true but can be used to stop people standing for election which is probably the purpose of the charges.

[lordroel]

Feb 3, 2021 18:20:47 GMT stevep said:

   Its been reported that both Aung San and deposed President Win Myint have been charged by the military junta.  The charges include breaching import and export laws, and possession of unlawful communication devices.  The latter is supposed to be a walkie talkie, which shows how controlled communications are in the country.  They are trivial breaches even if their true but can be used to stop people standing for election which is probably the purpose of the charges.

Well i toughed they would bring up fake charges of masterminding a fraudulent election in November, but it seems they decided to pick this charge instead.