The permanent ambassador of Myanmar to the United Nations-the military leader who initiated a coup to seize power six months ago fired the ambassador, but he refused to leave-reminded the United Nations about the military government’s “holocaust” reports.
According to a report from AFP on Wednesday, Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, wrote to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stating that 40 cases were found in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, northwestern Myanmar in July. Dead body.
The generals denied these allegations, and Agence France-Presse reported that it was unable to independently verify these reports due to the disconnection of the mobile network in the Sagaing area.
Jumotun claimed that between July 9 and 10, soldiers tortured and killed 16 men in a village in Kani town, after which 10,000 residents fled the area.
Jue Mo Tun said that in the days following the conflict between local combatants and security forces on July 26, 13 more bodies were found.
Jue Mo Tun added that 11 other men, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in a separate village on July 28 and set on fire.
In this letter, the Ambassador of Myanmar once again called on the international community to impose a global arms embargo on the military regime and called for “urgent humanitarian intervention.”
Jue Mo Tun told AFP, “We cannot let the military continue to commit such atrocities in Myanmar.”
“Now is the time for the UN, especially the UN Security Council, to take action.”
Threatening diplomat
According to a local monitoring organization, Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew the civilian government on February 1. The suppression of dissidents has caused more than 900 deaths.
Jue Mo Tun opposed the military coup and ignored the military’s claims that he could no longer represent Myanmar. At the same time, the United Nations still considered Ju Mo Tun to be Myanmar’s legitimate representative.
The representative to the United Nations was fired by the military in February. The day before, he delivered an impassioned speech at the UN General Assembly calling for the restoration of the civilian government, and made a three-finger gesture at the UN General Assembly.
The “three-finger gesture” has been widely used by democratic demonstrators in Myanmar and neighboring Thailand.
The representative to the United Nations was fired by the military in February. The day before, he delivered an impassioned speech at the UN General Assembly calling for the restoration of civilian government, and made a three-finger gesture at the UN General Assembly (UN)Jue Mo Tun has repeatedly called for international intervention to help end the unrest in Myanmar. He said on Wednesday that the US authorities had strengthened his security after issuing obvious threats to him.
Jue Mo Tun told AFP, “It is reported that someone has threatened me.”
He added that “New York’s police and security services are working hard to resolve this issue,” but did not provide detailed information about the nature of the threat.
Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Lai said on Sunday that elections will be held in August 2023 and the state of emergency will be lifted. The election day is one year later than the time announced a few days after the military seized power.
Anti-coups in Myanmar and the international community, including the United States, condemned the above statement, calling it a delaying strategy to prevent the restoration of democratic rule in Myanmar.
On Wednesday, Wendy Sherman, the second largest U.S. diplomat, held talks with Zin Mar Aung, the representative of the Myanmar government in exile. This was the first public contact between a senior U.S. official and members of the National Unity Government. Members of the civilian government overthrown by Fang formed a government of national unity.
The U.S. State Department stated in a statement that the two sides discussed efforts to bring the country back to the path of democracy, including the United States’ continued support for the democratic movement. Effort.
At the same time, sporadic protests continued across the country on Thursday, with social media reporting on demonstrations against military rule in Myaing town in the Mawei region before dawn.
Social media also showed protests in other parts of Myanmar, including Yangon, the country’s largest city, as well as Mandalay and Dawi.
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