Myanmar's oldest ethnic minority insurgent group, the Karen National Union, which signed a ceasefire with the army in 2012 after decades of fighting, also condemned Sunday's violence and said it fully supported the demonstrators.Ĭhina's embassy described the situation as "very severe" and urged authorities to "stop all acts of violence, punish the perpetrators. Junta leaders don't belong in power, they belong behind bars," he said on Twitter. "Heartbroken/outraged at news of the largest number of protesters murdered by Myanmar security forces in a single day. member states to cut the supply of cash and weapons to the military. Tom Andrews, the United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar, appealed for U.N. Western countries have called for Suu Kyi's release and condemned the violence and Asian neighbours have offered to help resolve the crisis but Myanmar has a long record of rejecting outside intervention. The next hearing will be on March 24, he said. She was due to face another virtual court hearing on Monday but her lawyer, Khin Maung Zaw, told Reuters the session could not go ahead because the internet was down which meant no video conferencing. Last week, a charge related to accepting illegal payments was added to the list. Suu Kyi has been detained since the coup and faces various charges, including illegally importing walkie-talkie radios and infringing coronavirus protocols. It has promised to hold a new election, but has not set a date. 8 election won by Suu Kyi's party were rejected by the electoral commission. The army said it took power after its accusations of fraud in a Nov. Telecom Telenor said in a statement "mobile internet was unavailable". In an apparent bid to suppress news of the turmoil, telecoms service providers were ordered to block all mobile data nationwide, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
The latest deaths bring the toll from the protests to about 140, based on a tally by the AAPP and the latest reports.Ī junta spokesman did not answer calls requesting comment.
Media said martial law had been imposed in Hlaingthaya and several other districts of Yangon, and in parts of Mandalay.
Sixteen people were killed in other places, rights group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said, as well as one policeman. The worst of Sunday's bloodshed came in the Yangon suburb of Hlaingthaya where security forces killed at least 37 protesters after arson attacks on Chinese-owned factories, said a doctor in the area who declined to be identified. Japan, which has long competed for influence in Myanmar with China, said it was monitoring the situation and considering how to respond in terms of economic cooperation. China's Global Times newspaper said 32 Chinese-invested factories were "vandalised in vicious attacks" that caused damage worth $37 million and injuries to two Chinese employees.
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