Myanmar Junta Tells Media "Coup" Label Is 'Illegal' As Armored Vehicles Pour Into Cities
Published: February 14, 2021
Myanmar's military coup leaders are lashing out at both world powers and the domestic public, including national media, over this month's dramatic events there being widely dubbed a coup d'état.
The junta is now declaring it
illegal to use "incorrect words" such as
coup when referring to the new government, the Ministry of Information announced Friday. The message further claimed the newly issued one year 'state of emergency' is "in accordance" with the constitution. The United States among other nations recently formally declared it recognizes that a coup d'état has occurred.