The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on Myanmar’s ruling military junta to release all political prisoners, including deposed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint, in its first resolution passed on the Southeast Asian country since its independence.
The act by the UN comes nearly two years after the military staged a violent coup, overthrowing the democratically elected government and arresting civilian leaders including Suu Kyi.
Freedoms and rights in Myanmar under the military junta have deteriorated. State executions have returned, thousands of people have been arrested for protesting against military rule, and the number of documented violent attacks by the army on civilian areas, including schools, has surged, according to non-governmental organizations.
UNSC Resolution 2669 on Myanmar expressed “deep concern at the ongoing state of emergency imposed by the military,” and emphasized the need to tackle several long-standing issues. It also called for greater humanitarian assistance for victims of violence, with emphasis on women, children and displaced populations, including the Rohingya – a persecuted mostly Muslim minority.
The military junta claims it is fighting what it calls “terrorists,” and promises a return to peace.
Wednesday’s resolution was proposed by Britain and passed with 12 votes in favor, none against, and three abstentions from China, India, and Russia.
Suu Kyi is currently being held in solitary confinement at a prison in the capital Naypyidaw on a slew of charges. The 77-year-old former Nobel Nobel Peace Prize winner has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, including three years of hard labour. The convictions, which critics and international observers say are politically motivated, mostly relate to the November 2020 general election that her National League for Democracy won in a landslide, defeating a party created by the military.
Reacting to the UN resolution, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the United States applauded the Security Council for adopting the resolution.
“With this resolution, the international community demands that Burma’s military regime cease its horrific violence, immediately release those arbitrarily detained, allow unhindered humanitarian access, protect minority groups,” she said referring to Myanmar by its older name.
“It only represents a step toward ending the bloodshed. Much more must be done,” adding the UNSC must “promote accountability for the Burma military regime’s atrocities and abuses.”
“Since the junta violently seized power in February 2021, they have conducted a brutal campaign against the people of Myanmar – burning villages, running indiscriminate airstrikes, torture and mass killings,” the British Ambassador to the UN, Barbara Woodward, said in a statement.
“This resolution sends a clear message: the Security Council is deeply concerned at what is happening in Myanmar at the hands of the military and the so-called ‘state of emergency’ imposed to oppress the people’s calls for peace and democracy,” she added.”
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This is clear attempt to change election outcome. Even US citizens are bullied by big organizations.
How they bully small countries? Look at this.
United Nations Security Council demands release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi(ASSK) in historic resolution.
India, China and Russia abstain from this. I think India, China and Russia knows her corruptions in details.
This is evidence that the Western alliance within the UNSC is dishonest and one-sided.
They don't even look for actual evidences. They are acting above the law.
aung-san-suu-kyi's corruptions were undeniable.
=Here are some from Reuters News
- Accepting bribes totalling $600,000 and 11_4 kg of gold bars. Ordered to serve five years in prison, April 27, 2022.
- Accepting bribes totalling $550,000 from Myanmar businessman Maung Weik, including a donation to government agencies to benefit his businesses. Ordered to serve three years in prison, Oct. 12, 2022.
=This is the court rulings, even her hard core supporters can't deny. Because I believe these corruptions don't need witnesses.
They can be easily known by checking video/photo records, government documents and files.
- Misuse of funds from the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation that Suu Kyi chaired, to build a home and leasing government-owned land at discounted rate. Ordered to serve six years in prison, Aug. 15, 2022.
- Misuse of state funds for lease of a helicopter. Convicted of five counts of corruption, ordered to serve seven years in prison.
- Breaching a natural disasters mitigation law in violating COVID-19 rules while election campaigning. Ordered to serve two years in prison, Dec. 6, 2021, and again on Jan. 10, 2022.
- Violating an import/export law and a telecommunications law by possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies and signal jammers. Ordered to serve two years and one year in jail, respectively, sentences served concurrently, Jan. 10, 2022.
- Influencing the election commission. Ordered to serve three years in prison with hard labour, Sept 2, 2022.
- Violating the Official Secrets Act. Ordered to serve three years in prison, Sept 29, 2022.
=Due to mainstream media support and propaganda, ASSK and her party have many funds and hardcore followers.
I believe they have paid lobby team to oppress the truth online, they may have at least 5 accounts per user.
They may be giving thumbs up to themselves to promote their propaganda and reporting their opponents comments as abuse/offensive.
YouTube kindly remove my innocent comments, but letting cursing / threatening words towards me.
This is social bullying, many paid users can censor / oppress one user's innocent comment.
If someone wants to review my comments later pls copy my comments before dishonest ppl destroys my comments.
I think even WION suffer the same when presenting Ukraine conflict without bias.
PS. George Soros' son frequently visit to ASSK compound. ASSK is clinton equivalent.
Her party NLD is democratic party equivalent. Her first love is pakistan muslim.
Patriots don't like ASSK. Connect the dots.