At Least 39 Killed as Myanmar Imposes Martial Law in Yangon Suburb

The military killed at least 39 persons on Sunday, 22 of them in the suburb of Yangon. In the Yangon suburb, the security personnel has fired by protestors. According to the Reuters news agency citing. The advocacy of the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP). The military Myawaddy TV said that, security forces had acted upon four clothing plants and a fertilizer factory and that approximately 2,000 civilians had blocked fire engines from approaching them, said Reuters. 

Seventeen more demonstrators and one policeman has killed in other towns and villages. The AAPP said on 3rd March, 38 deaths were recorded in Myanmar which was previously the deadliest. The demonstrations hit the seventh week. The AAPP has killed 126 people and arrested more than 2,150 people as of Saturday and rescued more than 300 of them so far.

The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, firmly condemned Sunday the ongoing bloodshed. It said in a statement that, in solidarity with the people of Myanmar and the international community including regional actors should come together.

The demonstrators laid candles and sang songs in the city of Insein:

The demonstrators laid candles and sang songs in the city of Insein recently in remembrance of the killings. They have called for the release of Suu Kyi and their National Democracy party’s detained leaders. In his first address to the media, Mahn Win Khaing, who is hiding with most of the other top officers of the NLD, declared that Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is preparing the development of a federal democracy on Facebook. He said CRPH fans will try “to make the requisite law” so people can protect themselves. This revolution is the opportunity for us to bring together our efforts.

In response to Mahn Win Khaing’s remarks, the military government didn’t immediately respond but ruled it unlawful. The junta referred to the CRPH as a criminal group and told those involved to face charges of terrorism punishable by death. The UN human rights investigator on Myanmar called the global community to stand together against the military junta in the midst of the continuing demonstrations and brutality. In the last November General Election, the NLD earned extensive bribery as a pretext for the take-over, military officials said. The Myanmar Electoral Commission refused the charges of fraud.