UN military in Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi asked them to release the Political News

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Yangon on Thursday to mark the fifth month since the country staged a coup.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Myanmar military to release Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint now, a UN spokesman said after the coup five months after the release of thousands of other detainees.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army took power on February 1 and ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

“We reiterate once again the immediate release of all those arrested arbitrarily, which includes President Win Myint and State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi,” a spokesman for Eri Kaneko Guterres said on Thursday.

Myanmar released more than 2,000 detainees on Wednesday, including journalists and the military said they had been arrested on charges of participating in the protests, local media reported.

Many of their military opponents have been arrested, and some have been convicted, a law that criminalizes comments that may cause fear or spread false news. Aung San Suu Kyi is on trial for a similar crime, among others, and remains in custody.

“We remain very concerned about the continued violence and fear of the security forces, including arbitrary arrests,” Kaneko said.

Burning in army uniform

For the fifth month since the coup, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the country’s largest city, Yangon, on Thursday to set fire to an army uniform and call for democracy.

The protest was one of the largest in Yangon in recent weeks, although anti-army demonstrations are held daily in many Southeast Asian countries.

“What do we want? Democracy! Democracy! ”Protesters shouted as they ran through the streets with smoke-colored flares.

“For the people! “For the people,” they shouted, according to a video released by Reuters.

A YANGON flash mob protested against the military dictatorship and burned the SAC terrorist uniform.# July1 Group #What’s going on in Myanmar #MilkTeaAlliance pic.twitter.com/89R29Mq4pL

– Ro Nay San Lwin (@nslwin) July 1, 2021

They turned on the army uniform before dispersing.

Reuters was not immediately able to comment to a military spokesman.

The Myanmar army has tried to impose its rule since the coup. It has rekindled protests, strikes that have halted the public and private sectors, and conflicts in border territories.

Military officials have declared him a terrorist opponent. On Wednesday, he released more than 2,000 prisoners, most of whom have been arrested since the coup.

The activist group of the Association of Political Prisoners Support said more than 6,400 people had been arrested since the coup. The death toll was over 880, the military said it was in excess.

The army said its property was in line with the constitution. He took power in a November election held by Aung San Suu Kyi’s party accused of fraud. The former election commission dropped his accusations.

Meanwhile, arrested American journalist Daniel Fenster he appeared to have lost weight but said he was fine on Thursday as his case was postponed in Myanmar court until 15 July due to institutional charges, his lawyer said.

Fenster, 37, was arrested at the main international airport in May while preparing to leave the country.

Phil Robertson, Asia’s deputy director of Human Rights Watch, said Fenster’s continued arrest was “horrific and unacceptable” and should be released.

“Reporting what is happening on the ground in Myanmar should not be considered a crime,” he said in a statement.