The state of emergency imposed for one year in Myanmar by the military junta after the coup of 1 February last, it could be extended for at least “six months” and the promised new elections in the country will be held “within two years”: the spokesman of the junta, Zaw Min Tun, in an interview with CNN.
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The representative of the Myanmar he said a possible extension of the state of emergency would be “six months or more”, over “two terms”, if the junta has not completed its duties. The spokesman did not provide a date for the new elections, but explained that according to the 2008 constitution drafted by the military “we must finish everything within two years. We must hold free and fair elections within these two years,” he added: “We promise that we will do it”. On February 16, in the first press conference after the coup, the same exponent of the army had stated that “our goal is to go to the vote and hand over power to the winning party”, without providing a date for the elections.
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In the country, about 600 victims have so far been registered among citizens who have been protesting incessantly for more than two months. In the last few hours, the military junta has launched a further tightening of the communication. The fiber optic internet now works intermittently, while in some areas the authorities have seized the satellite dishes used by Burmese to inform themselves through international news.
Blood red paint for the dead of Myanmar
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