The chiefs of military staff of 12 countries including the United States and the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement in which they denounce the killing of civilian demonstrators in Burma, when Saturday was the day of most deadly in this country.
Since the putsch in Burma, calls for an end to violence have multiplied around the world. On Saturday, as the country recorded its bloodiest day with at least 90 protesters killed, the chiefs of staff of 12 Western countries condemned the use of lethal force by soldiers like them against civilians.
“As Chiefs of Staff, we condemn the use of lethal force against unarmed persons by the armed forces of Burma and associated security services,” wrote the military leaders of countries such as states. – United, Great Britain, Japan or Germany ink.
In their document, the Western soldiers call for “to stop the violence and to work to restore the respect and the credibility with the people of Burma whom it lost through its actions”.
At the UN, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener had asserted that “There are visual recordings of military snipers in firing positions targeting unarmed protesters. , as well as indiscriminate shooting into crowds by the army and police in various parts of Myanmar ”.
Sunday, the day after the deadliest day since the February 1 coup, the Burmese again came out to demonstrate and condemn the loss of life the day before when several children died.
According to the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (AAPP), a local NGO that records the death toll since the putsch, “at least 90 people were killed” after dark on Saturday, adding that the number of dead since February now numbered 423 people.
As of Sunday morning, demonstrators in the streets of Bago, north-east of Rangoon, and in the small town of Moe Kaung in Kachin state came out to call for a return to democracy.
the Burmese are once again in the streets to demand the return to democracy, and many funerals were to be held across the country, which is recovering from its bloodiest day since the putsch.
Flag in hand, demonstrators took to the streets of Bago, northeast of Yangon, and in the small town of Moe Kaung in Kachin State (north) early Sunday morning.
At the UN, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener had asserted that “There are visual recordings of military snipers in firing positions targeting unarmed protesters. , as well as indiscriminate shooting into crowds by the army and police in various parts of Myanmar ”.
