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Funerals for slain Myanmar protesters as death toll, violence mount
- The military has charged the international envoy of the country’s ousted government with treason, according to an announcement on state television
- UN chief called on the international community to help end the bloodshed, which has claimed the lives of more than 180 people
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The families of dozens of people killed in demonstrations against military rule in Myanmar held funerals for their loved ones on Tuesday as more protesters defied the security forces and at least two more people were shot dead.
The political and economic crisis over the February 1 overthrow of the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi could also soon mean hunger for the poor who are facing rising food and fuel prices across the country, the UN food agency warned.
Meanwhile, the military has charged the international envoy of the country’s ousted government with treason, according to an announcement on state television.
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Doctor Sasa, who is currently overseas, was charged with treason for encouraging a civil disobedience campaign, calling for international sanctions and serving as special envoy to the United Nations for an illegal organisation of ousted lawmakers, military-run Myawaddy TV said in a report.
Security forces shot dead at least 20 people on Monday after 74 were killed a day earlier, including many in a suburb of Yangon where Chinese-financed factories were torched, according to advocacy group the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). So far, more than 180 people have been killed since the coup, according to the AAPP, adding that even civilians not participating in the anti-coup protests had died in the crossfire on Monday.
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On Tuesday, a crematorium in Yangon reported 31 funerals, a mourner at one of the ceremonies said.
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