Regime chief says military will always be country’s ‘guardian’ regardless of who is in power, as streets empty on anniversary of army takeover
Protesters in Myanmar hold portraits of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and make three-finger salutes outside the country’s embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, to mark the second anniversary of the Myanmar military takeover.Protesters in Myanmar hold portraits of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and make three-finger salutes outside the country’s embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, to mark the second anniversary of the Myanmar military takeover.Thu 2 Feb 2023 00.
The “state of emergency will be extended for another six months starting from February 1”, the acting president, Myint Swe, was quoted as saying by state media. The military would always be the “guardian of the interests of the state and people … under whichever government comes”, he said, according to MRTV.
The empty roads were in contrast to the huge protests seen in the weeks after the coup in 2021, which petered out in the face of a bloody crackdown by security forces.
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