Tens of thousands of people including public officials continue to protest
The military to neutralize the Civil Protection Act
After arresting politicians at night
UN Human Rights Council Adopts Condemnation Resolution
On the 13th, citizens protesting the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second city, protest on the streets. Mandalay/AP Yonhap News
The street protests against the coup by Myanmar citizens continued on the eighth day. Public officials such as teachers continued to protest in response to the military’s order to return to work, and the military responded strongly by arresting hundreds of civil activists and suspending the effect of the Civil Protection Act. A Myanmar woman, who was in critical condition after a police shooting, is known to have suffered brain death. According to news sources and local media, tens of thousands of people protested on the streets on the 13th in major cities in Myanmar, including Yangon, the largest city, Naepido, the capital, and Mandalay, the second city. The protests started on the 6th and have continued for a day. Following the previous day, a large number of public officials, including teachers, medical staff, and air traffic controllers, appeared on the street during the protest. On the 11th, Myanmar’s Supreme Commander Min Aung Hlaing urged officials to participate in the protests in a statement from the Military Public Information Bureau, but to no avail. This day was also the birthday of General Aung San, an independent hero in Myanmar and the father of Aung San Suu Kyi’s national adviser, the protesters held a demonstration holding a sign related to General Aung San. Earlier on the 12th, a holiday (Union Day), hundreds of thousands of people participated in the protests, the largest number since the coup.
On the 13th, in Yangon, Myanmar, citizens are holding signs saying “Stop kidnapping at night.” Yangon/Reuters Yonhap News
Citizens insisted, “Stop night kidnapping,” especially for the military’s nighttime arrests. The military is known to have arrested about 300 citizens and officials, mainly at night. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on the 12th that “more than 350 people including civil servants and monks were arrested without due process.” State”. On this day, the military announced that the’Citizen Protection Act for Individual Freedom and Security’ (Articles 5, 7 and 8) will cease to be effective. The Civil Protection Act contained provisions requiring that the person cannot be detained for more than 24 hours without court permission, and that they must obtain prior permission from the court in case of seizure and search. The military has further expressed its intention to arrest protesters without legal proceedings. The first casualties of this protest are expected to occur. A local media reported on the 9th that a woman (20), who was killed by a live shot by the police after protesting in the capital city of Myanmar, fell into a brain-dead condition, and that day her family agreed to remove the oxygen respirator. In fact, if the ventilator is removed, the woman is expected to be the first victim to die after participating in the protests. The woman’s family said, “The sadness of the family is indescribable because of what happened to the youngest. I want to urge the whole people to continue fighting until the military dictatorship disappears to compensate for the pain of her younger brother.”
On the 13th, a plan card against the coup was caught in Naepido, the capital of Myanmar, and a Myanmar-style traditional foot ball, Chinglong, is being held. Nepido/AFP Yonhap News
The pressure from the international community also continued. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution on the 12th condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The 47 countries of the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all arbitrarily detained persons at a special meeting held at the office of Geneva, Switzerland, and the restoration of the elected government by voting. At the meeting, letters from about 300 Myanmar lawmakers were released calling for an investigation into widespread human rights violations committed by the military after the coup. China and Russia, which have close ties with the Myanmar military, said they were opposed to the meeting itself. Earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden approved a new executive order requiring immediate sanctions on military leaders who ordered a coup in Myanmar on the 10th, and decided to sanction businesses and close family members related to military leaders. President Biden said, “We will finalize the first (sanctions) target this week and impose strong export controls.” By Choi Hyun-jun, staff reporter [email protected]
On the 13th, citizens hold demonstrations to protest the coup on the streets of Yangon, Myanmar. Yangon/EPA Yonhap News