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Myanmar soldiers stand inside Yangon City Hall after they occupied the building, in Yangon, Myanmar February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
(Reuters) - The executive committee of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party has called in a statement posted on Facebook for the release by the army of Aung San Suu Kyi, ousted President Win Myint and others “as soon as possible”.
The statement posted on a verified Facebook page of party official May Win Myint also called for an acknowledgement of the results of last year’s election won by the NLD and for the parliament session due to start this week to be held.
2021-02-02 17:00:23 GMT2021-02-03 01:00:23(Beijing Time) Sina English
Soldiers stand guard as troops arrive at a Hindu temple in Yangon on Tuesday as Myanmar’s generals appeared to be in firm control a day after a coup.
The party of Myanmar’s detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for her immediate release on Tuesday and for the military junta that seized power a day earlier to recognise her victory in an election in November.
The Nobel Peace laureate’s whereabouts remained unknown more than 24 hours after her arrest in a military takeover.
A senior official from her National League for Democracy said on Tuesday he had learned that her health was good and she was not being moved from the location where she was being held after the coup against her government.
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Feb 2 (Reuters) - The party of Myanmar s detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release and for the junta to recognise her victory in November elections, a day after a military coup sparked global outrage.
The United States threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar s generals after they seized power and arrested Suu Kyi and dozens of her allies in dawn raids on Monday.
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The United States threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar’s generals after they seized power and arrested Suu Kyi and dozens of her allies in dawn raids on Monday.
The Nobel Peace laureate’s whereabouts remained unknown more than 24 hours after her arrest and her only communication has come in the form of a statement written in anticipation of the coup calling for protests against military dictatorship.
The U.N. Security Council was due to meet later on Tuesday, diplomats said, amid calls for a strong global response to the military’s latest seizure of power in a country blighted for decades by army rule.