The military coup in Myanmar faces protests in the population. Employees of 70 hospitals in 30 cities of the country, resigned on Wednesday as the new protest movement “the Myanmar Civil Disobedience Movement” announced. The army had placed their own interests above the interests of a vulnerable population, the see of the Corona pandemic special hardening is exposed, it said in a Statement, the news Agency Reuters quoted.
“We refuse to obey any commands from an illegitimate military regime that took no account of our poor patients,” it said further. Four Doctors of the Reuters news Agency, confirmed that they had laid her work down, but wanted to remain anonymous. A 29-year-old doctor from the metropolis of Yangon, said thus: “I want the soldiers go back to their barracks, and that is why we don’t go to Doctors in the hospitals.” How long the strike would last, was unclear: “It depends on the Situation,” said the doctor. According to Reuters, more than 3100 people have died in Myanmar, after a coronavirus infection, bringing the country belong to the most affected States in Southeast Asia.
Also, student groups have joined the protest movement, which arose after the military coup. In Yangon, many people protested on Tuesday, by made with pots, and a car horn honking noise.
The armed forces have plunged on Monday, the democratic government and a one-year state of emergency across the country, with its nearly 54 million inhabitants, it is imposed. The airports were closed. On Tuesday, the army unveiled her new Cabinet, consisting of generals, former high-ranking soldiers and politicians, a military-supported party.
The former Prime Minister and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as dozens of other politicians were placed under house arrest. According to rumors, the military, Suu wants to accuse Kyi now for high treason. In social networks, many observers wrote, this would have to be decided by the armed forces on Wednesday. Therefore, other politicians of the former civilian government to be brought to justice. Treason is the death penalty or up to 20 years in prison in Myanmar, such as the Pro-government newspaper “the Global New Light Of Myanmar” had already been reported in 2018.
G7’s call for an immediate end to the state of emergency
The seven leading industrial Nations (G7) condemned the military coup on Wednesday. In a joint statement, the foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the USA and the EU showed a high representative for foreign Affairs is concerned about the fate of the detained political leaders, including President Win Myint is.
“We call on the military to immediately stop the state of emergency, the Power of the democratically-elected government to restore and respect the rule of law,” it said in the statement. The results of the parliamentary election in November would have to be respected, and that the Parliament should constitute as quickly as possible. The USA and the EU is threatening to Myanmar with sanctions. The UN security Council in New York was no agreement on a common position.
The military in Myanmar had cited as a justification for their coup, far-reaching “irregularities” in the parliamentary elections, however, no evidence presented. From the election of Suu Kyi’s had gone National League for democracy emerged as the winner. The new power commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing, a high-ranking General, announced according to the “Global New Light of Myanmar,” a study of the election.
