Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation's top civilian leader, is among the senior figures reportedly detained by the military as a difficult march toward democracy is halted.
A military coup was taking place in Myanmar early Monday and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was detained under house arrest, reports said, as communications were cut to the capital.
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures of the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, reports said, as communications were cut to the capital.
An announcer on military-owned Myawaddy TV made the announcement Monday morning. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was detained under house arrest, reports said, as communications were cut to the capital. Phone and internet access to Naypyitaw was lost and Suu Kyi s National League for Democracy party could not be reached. The U.S., Australia and others were concerned by the reports and urged Myanmar s military to respect the rule of law. “The United States is alarmed by reports that the Burmese military has taken steps to undermine the country s democratic transition, including the arrest of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian officials in Burma,” White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement from Washington. She said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the reported developments.