Military Regime Issues Arrest Warrants for 17 Elected MPs for Incitement
Military Regime Issues Arrest Warrants for 17 Elected MPs for Incitement
An anti-coup protest in front of Central Bank of Myanmar s Yangon Branch amid military deployment on Feb 15. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 16 February 2021
Myanmar Military’s State Administrative Council has issued arrest warrants for 17 legally-elected members of Parliament charging them with incitement.
The 17 are members of the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), an NLD-dominated and self-declared parliamentary committee that was formed after the coup to counter military rule.
The warrants were issued at each township the MPs represent, under article 505 [b] of the Penal Code, according to sources.