Protesters On Streets, Break Curfew, Many Injured In Police Firing

Protesters on streets, break curfew, many injured in police firing; 100 people arrested: Myanmar. The anger of the people against the military coup in Myanmar is not taking its name.

Thousands of people are protesting against the coup on the streets despite attempts by the military government to crush the movement.

Not only this, the police are using riot control weapons to chase the protesters, which has caused serious injuries to many people.

Protesters On Streets: Police have used rubber bullets along with firing in the air. So far, more than 100 demonstrators have been arrested.

According to The Myanmar Times, several people have been arrested, including Yu Yevin, the mayor of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city. However, the reason for his arrest is not yet clear.

Levin is believed to have called on the Internet media account to protest against the military-led government, which has led to his arrest.

According to eyewitnesses, the police opened fire in the air to expel the people. In Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon, people also demonstrated on the streets regardless of the curfew.

Here, the head of the military government, General Min Aung, in his first address promised that he would hold a fresh general election.

He made allegations of rigging in the last November election to justify the coup. Aung San’s party National League for Democracy won with a large majority in this election.

Protesters On Streets: However, the allegations of rigging have not been proved. Myanmar’s army came to power on February 1, overthrowing the NLD government.

Several top leaders, including the country’s supreme leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were detained. Protests have continued since then.

The US State Department sought to restore a democratically elected government in Myanmar, saying that the US stands with elected representatives of this Asian country.

Meanwhile, UN chief Antonio Guterres has started contacting leaders of Asian countries. He wants regional countries to pressurize Myanmar on a collective and bilateral basis, thereby reversing the coup.

New Zealand has suspended high-level relations with Myanmar in protest against the coup. Also, the top military officials of Myanmar have been banned from traveling.