In recent days, tensions between the government and the military of Myanmar have risen in the wake of last November’s elections. According to the army, the elections, which were won by a large majority by the head of government, were fraudulent. This already feared a coup.
According to a spokesman for Suu Kyi, she was “taken away” early in the morning. President Win Myint would also be in prison. “I want to ask people not to react too quickly and to obey the law,” said the spokesman, who says he expects to be arrested himself.
State television let Facebook know that there are technical problems at the moment, making it impossible to broadcast. Internet and telephone connections with, among others, the capital Naypidaw have also been lost. Reuters news agency and a BBC correspondent report that dozens of soldiers are on the streets, including at the city hall in Yangon city.
Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, has been widely criticized internationally for allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority, but remains popular domestically.
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