Who Has Been Arrested in Myanmar Since the Military Coup?
Protesters demonstrate against Myanmar's military coup. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 12 February 2021
The Myanmar military this week detained student anti-coup protesters, civil servants involved in the civil disobedience movement, and heads of election sub-commissions, expanding its targeted groups from members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), who top the list of detainees.
The arrests came after the street-protests and civil disobedience movement—civil servants who refuse to work under the military regime—grew nationwide despite an increase in the use of force against protesters.
By Thursday, scores of demonstrators who staged protests against the military coup in Mandalay, Kachin, Rakhine, Shan, Mon, Bago, Ayeyawady and Yangon had been arrested, according to a list of detainees released by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). High school students, university students and leaders of student unions were among those detained by the military. A few have already faced charges under the Peaceful Assembly Law and Natural Disaster Management Law.