MyFollowing the military coup in Myanmar (Burma), the United States announced sanctions against the leading commanders of the Southeast Asian nation. The president said the punishments were aimed at family members of the military and organizations associated with the military Joe Biden Wednesday at the White House. “The army must surrender the seized power.” Tens of thousands take to the streets in Myanmar to protest the removal of Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi.
First definite goals Sanctions Will be announced this weekend, Biden said. In addition, the United States wants to introduce export restrictions and create more sanctions. The regime has also been denied access to about $ 1 billion (a good 800 million euros) in the United States. He called on the US president to return to democracy and to “immediately” release all arrested politicians and activists, including Suu Kyi and President Win Mynd.
Basic democratic rights must be guaranteed, Biden demanded. “The world is watching,” he warned. The United States is ready to “impose additional measures” and will coordinate this with its international partners. The EU is already threatening sanctions.
The military in former Burma returned to power earlier this week. Sookie and other politicians who won the November general election were arrested. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is said to have been under house arrest ever since – as in the previous military dictatorship. In the last few years he has led a government in which the military is also involved.
Violent protests after regime change
The United States was under the previous president Barack Obama – Once Biden’s boss – Sanctions against Myanmar lifted since 2012. The year before, after decades of military dictatorship, the generals had allowed the country to open up and democratize with caution.
On Wednesday, tens of thousands of people protested again against the coup leaders taking power. Protests erupted in cities such as Mandalay and Rangoon a day after security forces cracked down on cracks. Many were injured and hundreds were arrested. The curfew order and ban on meetings from Monday evening, 8pm to 4am is in effect in areas heavily affected by the protests. In the past, the military has always brutally suppressed any opposition.
Sookie has not been seen since his arrest on the night of February 1st. The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that “informal and formal efforts” had been made to contact Suu Kyi. “These efforts have been rejected.” On Tuesday evening, security forces stormed the headquarters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Suu Kyi and looted it.
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