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The party of Myanmar’s detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi demanded for her release from detention. Party has asked the junta to recognise her victory in November elections.
Millataries has seized power and arrested Suu Kyi and dozens of her allies on Monday.
After the coup detat the United States has threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar’s generals. Suu kyi's 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 ruled for decades by army.
The coup followed a landslide win for Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) in Nov 8 elections, a result the military has refused to accept citing unsubstantiated allegations of fraud.
The army handed power to General Min Aung Hlaing and imposed a state of emergency for a year, crushing hopes of the people and the stable democracy. The NLD’s executive committee demanded the release of all detainees “as soon as possible”.
