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On the 1st of last month, at least 54 people were killed and over 1,700 people were detained after the Myanmar military launched a coup for illegal elections.
As the bloody suppression of the military is intensifying, the number of foreigners leaving Myanmar is increasing.
I will connect you to the International Department to find out more about the news. Reporter Kim Won-bae!
First of all, please tell us about the total number of casualties.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nee Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on the 4th local time that at least 54 people were killed in the shootings by military police in Myanmar, and that the actual death toll could be higher.
Bachelet also noted that more than 1,000,700 people have been detained since the coup, and more than 29 journalists have recently been arrested by the military and police.
Bachelet also stressed that the Myanmar military must stop the brutal repression and murder of the protesters in connection with the recent bloodshed, which is heading towards the worst.
Thomas Andrews, a UN special investigator on the human rights situation in Myanmar, also insisted that the Security Council should impose global arms export bans and economic sanctions against Myanmar’s military in a report today.
In addition, he emphasized a tough response by stating that allegations of atrocities raised so far should be referred to the International Criminal Court and prosecuted.
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The words engraved on the t-shirt of a 19-year-old girl who died in a military police shooting at the scene of the protest against the coup on the 3rd are ringing the hearts of people around the world.
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Yes, it is.
On the 3rd, the funeral of the 19-year-old Chial God, who died in a shooting by a military policeman, was held at the scene of a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city.
“Everything will be fine” was written on the black shirt Chial was wearing.
As memorial messages were overflowing on SNS such as Twitter, the words “Everything will be fine” became a symbol of resistance.
Reuters reported that the phrase is emerging as a symbol of aspirations for democracy and resisting the military coup in Myanmar.
Locally, photos of wearing taekwondo uniforms are also being shared on sns.
As if from protest to death, Chial Shin also left his blood type and emergency contact information on Facebook, making netizens unfortunate.
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On Saturday, several journalists were arrested at the protest site in Yangon, including a photojournalist for the Associated Press.
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Yes, there is no news yet that journalists have been released.
Also, it is not known what kind of situation they are facing in the field.
The Associated Press criticized the reporter’s arrest as arbitrary detention and called for immediate release.
The National Press Club, a press agency in Washington, DC, also said in a statement that it is looking forward to a prompt release.
A related question came up at the White House briefing in the United States.
White House spokesman Jen Saki said: “The detention and detention aimed at reporters and protesters are of great concern to the President, the Secretary of State, and the administration as a whole.”
He then explained that the United States has worked closely with its regional partners and has taken sanctions to send a clear message that it is unacceptable.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Commerce has listed the Department of Defense of Myanmar, the Department of the Interior, and two companies owned by them on the list of export restrictions.
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As the situation gets worse, more and more foreigners are leaving Myanmar?
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Yes, it is.
Vietnamese media reported that more than 390 nationals left Myanmar and returned home yesterday by sharing two state-run airliners.
Among the passengers, minors and people with underlying diseases were included.
Deteriorating protests increase personal threats, and the risk of Corona 19 has been cited as reasons for returning home.
The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement saying that “Singapore citizens currently staying in Myanmar should consider leaving the country as soon as possible.”
Singapore is Myanmar’s largest investor in recent years, with about 500 Singaporeans known to be staying locally.
Earlier, Japan’s Kyodo News Agency reported on the 19th of last month that Japanese people who had been doing business in Myanmar left for Japan by direct flight.
The exact size is not known, but it is said that the head office ordered them to return due to safety concerns resulting from the coup.
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The Myanmar military was blocked trying to transfer the large amount of money deposited in the United States right after the coup on the 1st of last month, right?
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Yes, it is.
According to Reuters, on the 4th of last month, three days after the coup, the Myanmar military tried to move about $1 billion and KRW 1.125 trillion of our money deposited in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under the name of the Central Bank of Myanmar to another location.
However, Federal Reserve Bank officials in New York delayed approval of the transaction, and shortly thereafter, President Joe Biden issued an executive order giving him the power to block the transaction indefinitely.
President Biden announced an executive order that would sanction the military on Monday and said measures are being taken to prevent the military from improperly accessing $1 billion in funds.
It is known that the reason the transaction was blocked at the time was due to a procedure that had already been established before the coup.
It is explained, in part, because Myanmar was on the’Gray List’ last year, which requires further investigation when dealing with money due to money laundering concerns such as drug trafficking.
So far, the International Department has delivered it.
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