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Burmese government issues ultimatum
RELEASES DEMANDED: The unity government said that there must be an unconditional release of political prisoners before any constructive dialogue can happen
Reuters
Myanmar’s unity government, which includes members of parliament ousted by a military coup, has told ASEAN that it will not engage in talks until the junta releases all political prisoners.
The 10-member ASEAN has been trying to find a path for Myanmar out of a bloody crisis triggered by the Feb. 1 coup, and has called for an end to violence and talks between all sides.
However, the junta has already declined to accept proposals to resolve the crisis that emerged from an ASEAN summit last weekend that was attended by Burmese Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, but no one from the civilian side.
Advocates opposed to Myanmar’s military junta called on people to stop paying electricity bills and agricultural loans from yesterday, and to keep their children away from school, scorning the coup leader’s pledge at a regional summit to end the post-coup crisis.
Scattered protests took place in Myanmar’s big cities on Sunday, a day after Burmese Senior General Min Aung Hlaing reached an agreement at an ASEAN summit in Indonesia.
The junta chief did not submit to calls for the release of political prisoners, including the leader of the ousted civilian government, Burmese State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and the ASEAN accord