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Myanmar Ruling Council Amends Treason, Sedition Laws to Protect Coup Makers
Myanmar Ruling Council Amends Treason, Sedition Laws to Protect Coup Makers
Military personnel and police outside the National League for Democracy headquarters in Yangon s Bahan Township. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 16 February 2021
YANGON The State Administrative Council led by coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has amended the country’s high treason and sedition laws in an attempt to guarantee impunity for the Myanmar military leaders who seized power in a coup two weeks ago.
The council amended sections 121, 124 and 505 of the colonial-era Penal Code, which define high treason and sedition.