YANGON: Myanmar’s junta declared on Saturday night that a group of ousted lawmakers running a shadow government would now be classified as terrorists, as the military moves to tighten its.
A group of incumbent lawmakers formed a “National Union Government” to oppose the military government.
Myanmar’s military authorities have designated a group of lawmakers in charge of the shadow government as “terrorists” and blamed it for bombings, fires and killings, state-controlled media said on Saturday.
Since the military seized power in a February 1 coup, arresting and ousting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a national uprising has refused to back down demands for a return to democracy.
The bombings are reported daily and local militias have been set up to fight the army while anti-protest militias have remained throughout the Southeast Asian country and strikes by coup leaders have halted the economy.
Protesters marching with placards supporting the opposition National Unity Government (NUG) during a demonstration against the military coup in Hpakant in Myanmar’s Kachin state. AFP
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta declared on Saturday night that a group of ousted lawmakers running a shadow government would now be classified as “terrorists”, as the military moves to tighten its grip over a country in turmoil.
Since the military seized power in a Feb 1 coup, detaining and ousting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a nationwide uprising has refused to back down in its demands for a return to democracy.
Protesters continue to take to the streets daily, while a nationwide boycott by students and faculty as well as civil servants across various sectors has brought the country to a shuddering halt.
Myanmar Classifies Resistance Government as Terrorist Organization
Voice of America
09 May 2021, 09:35 GMT+10
YANGON, MYANMAR - The ruling junta in Myanmar announced Saturday that the resistance government, made up of deposed deputies who went underground, was now on the list of terrorist organizations.
Some of these deputies, including many members of the National League for Democracy (LND) of Aung San Suu Kyi, ousted from power by the coup of February 1, formed a government of national unity (GUN) to resist the junta.
On Wednesday, this underground resistance government announced the establishment of its own defense force intended to fight against the regime of the generals and to protect civilians against the repression orchestrated by the military.