Many Myanmar Govt Ministers, NLD Leaders Still Detained After Coup
Many Myanmar Govt Ministers, NLD Leaders Still Detained After Coup
Senior NLD members attend the second party congress in Yangon in June 2018. / Htet Wai / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 2 February 2021
YANGON Around 100 government ministers at both the Union and state/regional levels, leading members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and political activists were arrested on Monday morning during the military coup. Many were still being held in military custody as of Tuesday evening.
Some detained chief ministers from the NLD have been taken from where they were being held back to their government houses and put under house arrest.