Myanmar crackdown: security forces hunt door to door for anti-coup protesters
- Amid mounting international pressure, the Japanese government faced backlash for referring to Myanmar’s top diplomat as ‘foreign minister’
- Myanmar has also announced it will recall its ambassador to the UK after he called for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released
The police and army have responded with an increasingly brutal crackdown and parts of Yangon have emerged as flashpoints for violence as protesters continue to defy authorities and take to the streets.
Meanwhile, an official from the NLD died in custody after he was arrested early on Tuesday, a former member of parliament said. Ba Myo Thein, an MP of the dissolved upper house, said the party official, Zaw Myat Linn, was arrested around 1.30 am.
“Now, the relatives are trying to retrieve the body at the Military Hospital,” he said.
Another NLD official, Khin Maung Lang, died in custody after being “taken in a raid” on Saturday night.
Amid mounting international pressure, a Malaysian court on Tuesday granted international human rights groups permission to challenge the recent deportation of Myanmar nationals.