Bangkok [Thailand], August 1: Two and a half years after its coup, the military junta in Myanmar has extended the state of emergency for another six months.
This was necessary due to the unstable situation in the country, the military-controlled state television quoted the National Defence and
Security Council as saying on Monday.
The situation in the south-east Asian country has still not returned to normal, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said in justifying the move.
Generals ousted the democratically elected de facto head of government Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021.
The state of emergency was first imposed after the overthrow and has since been extended again and again.
According to the 2008 constitution, the maximum duration of the state of
emergency in the country, formerly known as Burma, is two years.
This limit was also adopted under military rule.
Since the coup, Myanmar has been plunged into chaos and violence. The junta suppresses all resistance with brutal force.
Myanmar is now almost completely isolated internationally.
Junta members are not allowed to attend meetings of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for various alleged offences and spent long periods in solitary confinement.
However, last week it was surprisingly announced that the former freedom icon had been transferred to a government building.
It was initially unclear why the transfer was made. There has been virtually no information about her exact conditions of detention or her physical condition for more than two years.
Source: Qatar Tribune
