Myanmar’s ambassador in London Kyaw Zwar Minn has spent the night in his car after saying he was locked out of his embassy.
The ambassador was seen standing on the street outside the embassy in London’s Mayfair speaking to officers from the Metropolitan Police force who were reportedly called to stop staff re-entering the building.
Minn said staff were ordered to leave the building by Myanmar’s military attaché on Wednesday night, and he was told he was no longer the country’s representative.
Myanmar’s military took over the country in a coup on 1 February, fueling weeks of protests and escalating violence and Kyaw Zwar Minn had called for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be released.
More than 500 people have been killed so far as pro-democracy protesters are calling for a return to power of elected leader Ms Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party.
Kyaw Zwar Minn described Wednesday’s events as a kind of coup, in the middle of London. Meanwhile British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has condemned the actions as “bullying”.
Protesters gathered outside the embassy after news that the ambassador had been locked out emerged.
In March, Kyaw Zwar Minn called for the release of Suu Kyi and told the News correspondents that Myanmar was “divided” and could be at risk of civil war.
He insisted that his remarks were not a betrayal of the country and said he was standing on middle ground. The Myanmar government later issued a statement saying he was recalled.
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