This content was published on February 23, 2021 – Jul 01, 10
(AFP)
Washington announced on Monday that it had imposed new sanctions on two members of the military council that took power in Burma in a coup that toppled the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in early February, promising tougher measures if the army used force again against the demonstrators.
“We will not hesitate to take new measures against those who commit acts of violence and suppress the will of the people. We will not budge from our support for the Burmese people,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement.
Three weeks after the Burmese army toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, hundreds of thousands took to the streets in several Burmese cities to denounce the military coup Monday, in defiance of warnings from the military who threatened to resort to force to eliminate “chaos.”
“We call on the army and police to stop all attacks on peaceful protesters, to immediately release all those unjustly detained, to end attacks and intimidation against journalists and activists, and to reestablish the democratically elected government,” Blinken added in his statement.
Ten days ago, the administration of US President Joe Biden imposed a first series of sanctions against a number of leaders of the ruling military council, including the leader of the putschists, General Min Aung Hling.
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