U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Myanmar’s military to immediately release Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.
On Thursday, Eri Kaneko, associate spokesperson for Guterres reiterated bodys call for the immediate release of all of those arbitrarily detained, including President Win Myint and State councilor Aung San Suu Kyi.
He expressed concern over the violence and intimidation, including arbitrary arrests, by the security forces
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army took power on Feb. 1 and ousted Suu Kyi’s elected government.
On Wednesday, Myanmar freed more than 2,000 detainees, among them journalists and others who the ruling military said had been held on incitement charges for taking part in protests.
Many of the military’s opponents have been held, some convicted, under a law that criminalises comments that could cause fear or spread false news. Suu Kyi is on trial for a similar offence, among others, and remains in detention.
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